3rd party RAM opposed to the RAM sold by Apple

I'm looking to upgrade my RAM to 4GB and I've seen the $300 RAM sold by Apple and other RAMs for like $45-$60 everywhere else. My question is: Why the big price difference? I was doing a little research and I read that with the aluminum Macbooks, anything but the RAM Apple sells will lock up you computer and lead to constant crashes. Is this true, or can I save my $215 and get the 3rd party upgrade?

just be careful when installing your new ram if you're not all too familiar with hardware installation.
1. ground ground ground. ground yourself before touching the inside of your macbook and before handling the ram sticks. if you're not aware, you can bond yourself by touching any bare metal surface on the macbook.
2. use a static free surface or use an insulating mat.
3. handle the ram by the edges of the circuit board and avoid touching the chips or contact edge.
4. observe the ram already in the macbook before removing... specifically take note of the depth the contact edge is inserted into the slot. when you install the new ram, make sure they are fully seated based on your observation of the old ram.
i cant stress this enough, as most of the problems previously stated and the "symptoms" sound more like fried ram than incompatible ram. this is likely due to people not bonding themselves and accidentally zapping their new ram due to improper handling. granted, there's a lot of cases of poor quality ram causing some peoples' problems, but i'm willing to bet a significant ratio are due to careless or improper handling.
if vendors like crucial, ramjet, and OWC were selling large batches of questionable ram, i'm sure they wouldnt sacrifice their reputation by continuing to sell product known to be bad. just stick with a reputable vendor and you'll be fine.
i read all the same info as you did, and i purchased my upgrade from ramjet based on their claim that they test their ram in the actual computers and not on just a test bench. sure, i was already skeptical of most peoples' claims of "bad ram" but i chose to CYA at the same time and my upgrade has gone just fine.
and no, i dont fear that "it'll go bad after a few weeks" because that's not how memory works. for those that had that happen to them, it's because they zapped their ram due to poor grounding/bonding practices.

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