Ram? how do i find the type that my macbook pro has?

ram? how do i find the type that my macbook pro has?
and whats the best brand to use?
thanks
also what kind of express cards addons are available for the macbooks?
thanks again

A_MaStA wrote:
You simply take out and look on the ram chip(s), the manufacturer's name should be all over the chip(s).
Not very helpful. Micron / Crucial makes maybe 2000 RAM types. If all you have is the RAM and the label you may be thin on luck.
Reading the manual +*that came with the mac*+ is one resource, regrettably rarely used before posting here.

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