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Hey there! So, i’ve had my Macbook Pro 15" for nearly a year now, and i would like to upgrade my RAM modules from 4 GB to 8 GB. Macbook Pro specs: Model Number: A1286 Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo HDD: 250 GB RAM: 4 GB Bought: January 2010. The information that i found on Apples website about their RAM modules are the following: 1066 MHz DDR 3 PC3 - 8500 SO - DIMMs After searching Google, i found a pair of Corsair RAM modules, which would provide me with 2x4 GB RAM modules. The specs are the exact same as the specs on the pair from Apples website, but the price i WAY different! Link to corsair RAM modules: http://www.corsair.com/cm3x8gsdkit1066.h… Link to Apple RAM modules: http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME… I can save ALOT of money buying the Corsair RAM instead of the ones shown on Apple’s website. My question is simple: Will they work with my Macbook Pro?
Emil, go with a reputable vendor offering a reliable brand, which will most likely offer lifetime warranty on your RAM. Corsair, Kingston are good brands.
Here’s the correct RAM and it’s known to work in Macs. Apple has way overpriced its RAM for years. http://www.ramdirect.com/vcom/index.php?… The Corsair is a bit cheaper but I wouldn’t take the risk.
Emil, the path is never sucure for those who cut corners. Stick with a reliable name you can count on and a vendor with correct matching criteria for your machine. Stick with Corsair or Kingston. This site asks if your machine is DDR2 or DDR3 and then classify all machines under that criteria with wrong Max’s and most like wrong RAM!!! It even has the wrong number of slots in the machine!!! I rest my case, now I’ll let it go!!
Majesty, they changed the site after I made my initial post. You have to click on the correct window, you clicked on DDR2 not DDR3 Is this what you’re looking for?
