Buying 2GB RAM for Macbook

I'm buying a Macbook soon and want to buy the RAM first so I can put it in asap. I read a lot of good things about OWC on these forums, but have noticed that the price of their 2GB package has gone up from $160 to $225 over the last few weeks. Crucial sounds great but is WAY out of my price range. What are my options? I saw some decently priced RAM on NewEgg (Patriot, G.Skill) The G.Skill actually is looking pretty good from the user reviews...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16820231066

I bought two gigs of OWC Ram that has been working perfectly. It comes with an "Advanced Replacement Lifetime Warranty" which is nice. I paid for express shipping and got it the next day. It seated easily and has been running at 667MHZ the entire time.
The price has come down $5 to $219:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/53DR2SPAIR2G/

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