RAM too thick for MacBook?

Hi everybody---
I've been reading over the MacBook posts lately, and I've heard that some types of RAM are too thick for the MacBook slots? I am planning on purchasing my MacBook soon, and I would like to upgrade my RAM to 2 GB's. To all those of you who have done the same, will you tell me the manufacturer of your RAM? I just want to make sure when I buy my MacBook, the RAM will fit, and won't be too thick. Thanks!
Chris

I also have G.Skill from Newegg. It works great.
I think a lot of debate and issues come from the fact that usually RAM would have a type of locking mechanism associated with it. Due to how Apple decided to implement their RAM slots they can't have any locking mechanism, it is from what I can tell completely friction based. So as not to have a tech support nightmare from RAM slipping free they made sure there was a lot of friction to hold the chips in place.
While the G.Skill install was not much more difficult that some other RAM installs I have done, it certainly was not something that an average user would consider comfortable. It takes a lot of pressure, and getting your fingers just that little bit in the slot while pushing that hard is not comfortable.
Honestly I can't see why Apple didn't just put a surface mount door there. There is plenty of room for it, it could have had normal RAM sockets (the RAM as it is takes up more space anyway since it isn't stacked although stacked RAM may not fit now that the Macbook is 1"), and it would be way easier to install. I'm sure they have some reason, but aesthetics is the only one I can think of, and the thing would be on the bottom which is hardly ever seen...

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