Installing more RAM in Santa Rosa MacBook (Purchased Jan 2008)

Hello,
I am wondering if these will be compatible with my specific MacBook. I'm not sure if this is what can fit in my MacBook or even work with it, could someone please assist.
Here is what I have come across as for RAM that I was told should work with MacBooks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231147
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other.../53IM2DDR4GBK/
Thank you,
Steve

You could add a single 2GB module, if you wanted to.
RAM tends to work better in matched sets though.
How much RAM is in the machine now? If you have 1 GB or RAM, you've got 2 512 MB modules. If you have 2GB of RAM, you have 2 1 GB modules. You could probably buy just an additional 2GB module, and it should work fine.
~Lyssa

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