Crucial RAM for Powerbook

Is anyone using Crucial RAM in Powerbooks? I had trouble with 3rd party RAM in my G5 and went with Apple. I just bought a new powerbook and have heard that Crucial RAM is good .
Any comments good or bad?

i have crucial ram in my g5...works great.
ej

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I called the Apple store, they have it instock, but the price is $300. I tried to ask them what brand, but they had no idea. They said it's "made for Powerbook"
Also found a Kingston on eBay (KTA-PBG4333), and the price is pretty reasonable--almost half of what Apple sells, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
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I'm thinking about buying the new iMac 27" 3.6 Intel Core i5 and was thinking about getting it with the standard 4 GB of RAM from the apple store, and then adding another 12 GB for a total of 16 GB of RAM. This is the RAM from crucial:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=iMac%203.6GHz%20Intel%20Core%2 0i5%20%2827-inch%20-%20DDR3%29%20Mid%202010&pl=Apple&cat=RAM
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Do you think it would be worthwhile to sell the 4 GB of RAM that comes with the iMac to decrease the cost buying the 3rd party RAM?
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Will adding this new RAM void apple care warrantees?
Of course not, you can download a copy of the manual from the Support site and also get a copy of the warranty. In the manual it will have detailed instructions on how to upgrade RAM, Apple wouldn't put that in there if upgrading RAM would impair the warranty. In the warranty it clearly says if any damage is done that would void the warranty. About the only way you do damage is to pour coffee on the RAM slots while you're upgrading or hammering them in with a ball peen.

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I am looking at buying Crucial ram for my 2012 Macbook Pro 13". At the moment it is 4gb and I want to upgrade to 8. I am looking at the crucial ram as it is much cheaper than the Apple ram. Is there any disadvatage in this? Or is it better to stick with Apple?
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Does DDR2 PC2-5300 Crucial RAM work fine on my Nov'05 Powerbook G4 15"

I have the late October 05 Powerbook G4 1.67Ghz (in fact mine is from November based on my serial number). Basically the latest Powerbook G4 15" model and System Profiler shows - "Machine Model: PowerBook5,8"
I want to upgrade memory and used the CrucialSystemScanner and it showed me that the following DDR2 PC2-5300 models are compatible with my Powerbook -
# CT492863 : http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3AE0BC8CA5CA7304
# CT540990 : http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=F0662B93A5CA7304
But my "Powerbook G4 15inch User guide" tells me that the RAM spec is - "PC2-4200 DDR2 533 MHz Type RAM"
So will any of these work fine with my powerbook ? since Crucial shows its PC2-5300?
Is anybody having any of the above RAM sticks on a similar Powerbook G4 15" (late october 05 model) ?
I plan to buy the CT540990 (2GB kit).
Also anybody seen any kernel panics/airport related issues (when used memory > 1GB) with this Crucial RAM sticks ?
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I'll tell you, in my personal experience with Mac, I only use Crucial memory but I recommend only Crucial or OWC (macsales). Other manufactures are prone to the kernel panics you mention. Crucial will guarantee that the memory works in your Mac, if it's listed as such on their site. I believe that they'll give you full money back if not.
But don't take my word for it check for yourself. Click on one of the links that you posted and on the right side of the web page you'll see the live chat button. This works great, they'll answer any questions. Be clear when you ask what guarantee do you have that the memory will work.
Now the 5300 will probably be kicked down to the appropriate memory bus speed but the memory will work.

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Terry
You're correct,The PowerBook RAM is not compatible with the MBP.
As far as selling the old RAM,Ebay is an option.
Although I seriously doubt you'll get anywhere near what you payed for it.
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Microphone and RAM for 2005 model Mac MINI??

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Since she is not at all computer-minded (but loves her MINI)- and I want to surprise her with a few upgrades when I visit her next week, what can I order (via the Apple Website?) or purchase to upgrade here MINI?
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Steve
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Hello, Stephen Schulte2
1. I don't have a mini, but use this separate mic with good results:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/T6831LL/A
If you want a cable-free combined mic/webcam, Apple sells this BlueTooth model:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TV520VC/A
For Skype known compatibly, you can search Skype's Store for Mac-compatible webcams:
http://shop.skype.com/webcams/ - most seem not to have integrated microphones
http://shop.skype.com/webcams/logitech-quickcam-communicate-deluxe.html has mic
2. "Easy" is a subjective term. This magazine shows how and says "Not Hard, But Not Easy".
http://www.macworld.com/article/42237/2005/01/macminiinside.html
You can even see video of it being done on this site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1UmuWdNSrk
Whether you want to try it or have a technician do it is your choice.
If you do it yourself, Crucial RAM has a good reputation with many Mac users:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodel.aspx?pl=Mac%20mini&mfgr=Apple&cat=RAM
In my Macs, I usually use OWC RAM (and other expansion products.) The products I have bought from them are reliable and low-priced, and OWC offers as much support as you need:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/mac-mini/
Whatever you decide to do, I strongly suggest that any RAM you buy has a lifetime warranty.
3. A. You can use this cable that Apple sells:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TP320LL/A
If you like, you can buy it locally or directly from Belkin:
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=164598
3. B. That cable is bi-directional, so it does not matter which end is FW 400 or 800.
However, an adapter that connects 6pin FW400 to 9pin FW800 may be more convenient. You have a choice of many, but here are a couple of examples from which you can choose:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html or
http://tinyurl.com/cgll7o
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EZ Jim
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Purchasing RAM for 1.67 HiRes and another question

I bought my Powerbook from MacMall back in Oct 05' actually bought the 1.5 but they didn't have any so they sent me the 1.67. I also had the option at the time for them to throw in another gig of ram for like $60, so I couldn't pass that up.
Problem is the system has never been 100% stable, I thought perhaps that was expected since I hadn't used an Apple computer since the days of System 7. Finally I decided to remove the 512 module and problems still occured. Then I ran with just the 512 and things were fine.
So, is there anything I can do about the 1 gig module causing problems? As in get someone to replace it? It has a lifetime warranty sticker on it, but it isn't Apple RAM. Also would it even be worth it? Seems the Powerbook is pretty picky about what RAM it uses, and that mixed with the 512 Apple RAM just seems like a recipe for disaster.
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The RAM is the correct type, I know that.
I ran the mac version of memtest on it and it did pass all tests, sort of. It passed according to the log, but I saw it had to retry a couple things. I wish there was a real version of memtest rather than the one that is out there, booting into single user mode is less than ideal for testing RAM.

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Bought ram for Macbook 4,1 and wont boot up

Hey guys i just bought some new ram to upgrade my macbook 2.1 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and it says its the right ram for it but it doesnt boot up. the RAM i bought is 2GB PC5300/667Mhz DDR2. i bought 2 modules to equal 4GB and it doesnt boot. i tried one stick, both sticks, one new and one old, still nothing. the disk drive runs but thats all. So either i got bad ram or they labled it wrong? What can i do besides return it?

If you bought your RAM at a place that also sells PC RAM you may have gotten mislabelled RAM. PCs can handle different RAM speeds so they’ll often label higher speed RAM as a lower speed rather than make two different speeds of RAM. But Macs are much more picky. They require a RAM stick to be exactly 667mhz not 675mhz or 800mhz. The way to tell is to put one of your old RAM sticks in and it will force the new RAM to run at the correct speed.
This is from one review of PNY RAM:
"These modules are actually 800Mhz. PNY no longer makes or sells 667Mhz modules. Not all computers that require 667Mhz are compatible with 2 800Mhz modules. They refuse to down clock properly. This is especially true with a number of Core 2 Duo MacBooks. Spoke to PNY support, they flat out told me that yes, they sell 800Mhz modules in 667Mhz packaging. If you RMA a module that is 667Mhz (or supposed to be 667Mhz) they will replace it with an 800Mhz module as they no longer have any 667Mhz SODIMMs, not even for RMA replacement!"
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OWC 667Mhz RAM
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/ - They offer Mac tested RAM at very good prices.
Crucial Memory http://www.crucial.com/ - good place to buy RAM from all over the world. They also have an excellent memory selector that allows you to choose memory based on your computer's model
Data Memory Systems http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-memory.asp - another good, cheap place to buying RAM if you live in the U.S.

Crucial Ram

Hello all,
I am in need of a ram upgrade. I followed some links to a website called crucial.com. Is this place good to buy Ram from, anybody know? I downloaded their scanning application and it came up with the recommended ram for my machine. I was also wondering if I can trust the results of the scan.
Right now, I have 2x1GB. I want to upgrade to either 3GB or 4GB. I have read all over the web and I still don't understand if there is any advantage to having 2x2GB if my machine only supports 3GB. Crucial says
"Although the memory can be installed one module at a time, the best performance comes from using matched pairs of modules.Maximum memory is reached by using one 2GB SODIMM and one 1GB SODIMM."
So, does that mean that I need to buy both stick from them? Or can I just buy the 2GB from them and use my existing 1GB?
My current ram is
Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0xAD00000000000000
Part Number: 0x48594D503531325336344350382D59352020
Serial Number: 0x00002017
crucial is trying to sell me
2GB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR2 PC2-5300 memory module
CT613265
* Module Size: 2GB
* Package: 200-pin SODIMM
* Feature: DDR2 PC2-5300
* Specs: DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 256Meg x 64
Any advice would be appreciated, I am kind of getting confused the more I read on this! Thanks!

It would help to know exactly what MBP model you have. Different variants of the MacBook Pro have different possible RAM configs. Some are limited to 2 x 1G; others may be able to use a 2G plus a 1G, or 2 X 2G or higher. Use System Profler to look at "Hardware overview"; post the line that says "Machine Model." That will precisely ID your machine and its RAM possibilities.
Although they have a decent reputation, what I don't like about Crucial is that they don't update their offerings when newer and larger compatible RAM sticks become available. As a result, I buy RAM from only two very Mac-savvy vendors:
Other World Computing
and
data Memory Systems
Both have very accurate RAM Config data, excellent pricing and Mac-friendly customer service.

MacBook 2.2 GHz (late 2007, SR) and 4 GB CRUCIAL RAM

I got two sticks of RAM from CRUCIAL, and I cannot use both at the same time. The MacBook will boot with one Apple OEM and one Crucial stick, and it is happy (crucial RAM works), but as soon as I take the Apple stick out, the MacBook will not boot up. I tried various combinations of slots, sticks, no way.
Searching I discovered this is a problem only with CRUCIAL Ram, seems like other brands are working OK. Apparently Crucial is aware and they exchange the RAM, but I am not sure if I want to take a chance or just send it back to buy.com
here are a few other cases
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6827388
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=436489
Anyone knows what's going on? is Apple going to release a firmware update? or is Crucial RAM just not so good as they claim?

Kappy wrote:
First, this isn't a compatibility issue. The problem is that the OP has RAM that doesn't work, Crucial has acknowledged it's a known problem with their product, and has offered to replace the bad RAM. How is this a compatibility problem? How is this a problem for Apple? How is this an appropriate technical problem for the forums?
Of course it's a compatibility issue. It's not much different than if I posted a question asking why my Simpletech Pininfarina drive doesn't work on my MacBook with a single plug (doesn't supply enough power), or why doesn't my PC2-6400 memory module work (that's still a mystery). I think the OP simply want to understand a technical reason why it may or may not work.
I'll just say for the OP that if there's any reason why it works in certain configurations or doesn't, it isn't likely to be an issue that gets fixed in firmware. I think it would be helpful if maybe the part number of the modules were given, and if they were PC2-6400 (DDR2-800). I've heard of some strange issues where people tried using 2GB PC2-6400 modules, and they worked singly, along with an OEM 512MB PC2-5300 module, but not with both 2GB PC-6400 modules together.
I think you need to review the Terms of Use along with the OP.
I did last night before I replied, and did so again. Can't find anything that suggests the original topic violates the terms of the Apple Discussions Use Agreement. The OP is trying to use a MacBook more effectively, which is perfectly on point.

RAM for 2003 Power Mac?

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I would go to http://www.crucial.com/ and select the the specs for by model and processor speed to see if they match up with your ram. I am a PC Tech and I use this site frequently for max ammount ram, number of memory banks and so on. The ram Crucial sold me for my Dual Core G5 works rock solid so I trust thier research.
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