Is my first generation MacBook Pro really a dinosaur now?????
So I go to the Genius Bar today, they looked at my laptop and were a bit baffled and asked me THREE TIMES when I bought this. I told them early April 2006, and after about 15 minutes of 'checking' they tell me they don't carry RAM for the 1.83GHZ MacBook pro anymore...and to try online on the Apple site. I try that..and the Apple Site doesn't even recognize this model anymore.
I desperately want to upgrade my RAM from the 1GB (2 512's) I have now to 2 GB (2 1GB's) as I do quite a bit of photo editing. Is it ok to try 3rd party websites for RAM? Does anyone have suggestions?
My laptop is going to be 3 years old in April. Is it really THAAAT old? I guess Apple expects you to drop $2000 every 1 or 2 years for a new computer?
Thanks for your help!
Kim
Stedman - Thank you for pointing that out, I should have known that based on my knowledge of the Intel Laptop history.
Anyhow, here's a link to (2) 1 GB Kingston DIMMS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134558
If you only need one 1 GB DIMM, you should be able to find what you're looking for at this link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2013340551%201327823 918&name=200-Pin%20DDR2%20SO-DIMM
Good luck with the upgrade!
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