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shopping for PB RAM
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<blockquote data-quote="speedydave" data-source="post: 110050"><p>I'm definitely going to buy a 15" PB in the next couple months. Considering the cost of RAM from Apple, I'd like to buy 3rd party. I have a few questions about the RAM used in the PB's, though:</p><p></p><p>1. I know that all RAM in the PB's is PC2700 DDR333. How many pins are going to be on the RAM I'm looking for (the RAM I installed in my sister's iBook yesterday is definitely smaller than desktop RAM, but I don't know if it's the same type as PB RAM). Basically, I need to know what spec requirements the RAM has to be to work with the PB (if it helps at all, I'm searching at newegg.com, using their dropdown menus, but I will most likely buy locally from Fry's).</p><p></p><p>2. I'm looking at getting the base 512mb in my PB from Apple, then adding a stick of 1gb. Is this possible, or do both sticks have to match (I know RDRAM, which is in my desktop, does)? If not, will they perform better if they are matching (dual channel..not sure if that's PC3200+ or not)?</p><p></p><p>3. Any brand recommendations? Brands I've heard of are mainly Corsair, Crucial and Kingston.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="speedydave, post: 110050"] I'm definitely going to buy a 15" PB in the next couple months. Considering the cost of RAM from Apple, I'd like to buy 3rd party. I have a few questions about the RAM used in the PB's, though: 1. I know that all RAM in the PB's is PC2700 DDR333. How many pins are going to be on the RAM I'm looking for (the RAM I installed in my sister's iBook yesterday is definitely smaller than desktop RAM, but I don't know if it's the same type as PB RAM). Basically, I need to know what spec requirements the RAM has to be to work with the PB (if it helps at all, I'm searching at newegg.com, using their dropdown menus, but I will most likely buy locally from Fry's). 2. I'm looking at getting the base 512mb in my PB from Apple, then adding a stick of 1gb. Is this possible, or do both sticks have to match (I know RDRAM, which is in my desktop, does)? If not, will they perform better if they are matching (dual channel..not sure if that's PC3200+ or not)? 3. Any brand recommendations? Brands I've heard of are mainly Corsair, Crucial and Kingston. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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