Upgrading to 2GB Ram. What's a good brand?

Hey. I'm gonna upgrade my Macbook to a 2 GB Ram. I wanted to know what is a good brand to buy from. I was thinking of getting this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233050
Let me know what u guys think. Thx

RAM is RAM IMO...no need to buy a name brand, just as long as it is in compliance with your system.

Corsair is good.

Normally I'd tell you not to waste your money on putting "Mac Compatible" RAM in a MB or MBP because while you obviously *can* put it in (if you want to be totally absolutely 100% doubly certain that the RAM will be compatible) the machines take regular old DDR2/667 SODIMMs and just about any stick ought to work, whether it's labeled Mac Compatible or not.

In this case though... there's functionally no cost difference between "regular" PC5300 SODIMMs and "Mac Compatible" PC5300 SODIMMs. So. You might as well get the Mac compatible stuff. And, as I said, Corsair is a good brand. Mushkin is good, Crucial and Kingston are good, PNY, OCZ and Patriot are good as well... Basically just look for something with a lifetime warranty, which is what most decent RAM manufacturers are offering now.

I got Corsair myself (a 2GB was on sale at the local Fry's a few days ago). It's been working just fine with my 2.16 Macbook.

Thx for all your input guys. I'm prolly gonna get the Corsair with the lifetime warranty.

JerrfyLube said:

RAM is RAM IMO...no need to buy a name brand, just as long as it is in compliance with your system.

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Apparently you've been lucky. Cheap, no name memory can be problematic over the long run. What's worse is that when problems are caused by faulty memory modules, they can be a nightmare to nail down as the symptoms tend to be very generic. In my opinion, it's best to go with name brand, lifetime guaranteed memory, so that you can at least factor that variable out of the equation.

Corsair, while a very good brand, is overpriced in my opinion.

I've been dealing with Crucial.com for a very long time and have had nothing but excellent service from them - and their pricing is very competitive. They are also one of the few companies that manufactures their own modules.

i just got 4G of ram from crucial and it arrived the next day even tho i ticked free delivery. The only troubble is im still waiting for my macbook pro! lol

hi, i'm upgrading my ram on my macbook 2.0 GHz core 2 duo. is this a good ram to buy? its cheap but it doesnt mention anything about working on macbooks. although there are reviews working with mbp
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146683

It'll work fine. Mushkin makes excellent RAM.