Use Macbook Pro RAM in iMac?

Hi, so I just upgraded my macbook Pro 15 inch (pre-unibody) to 4GB of RAM and thus have two 1GB sticks laying around. We have an iMac that serves as the family computer, and so I was wondering if I could use the PC-5300 RAM in the iMac. the iMac is a early 2008 aluminum 2.4GHz mac and uses RAM with 800MHZ bus speed.
Will the 667MHZ RAM from my Macbook Pro work? (better to have 2GB than 1GB right?)

We've been waiting for a Guinea Pig, oop's I mean a Test Subject to come along.
While some of the time it works the other way around 800MHz in place of 667MHz ram, the problem here is that even if it does it would slow the memory bus down to the slower 667MHz speed.
Truly you are better off sticking to the correct speed for your system!

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sirioluce wrote:
I have tried to turn off my modem and after that i turned on each machine individually it worked for a while giving my macbook pro and my Imac different IP address.. but the problem came back again and im here with 2 similar IP addresses on each machine and once that happen i lose the internet on both of them.. and I get an exclamation mark on my Airoport symbol.
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Hey Community I hope everyone is doing well.
I just put my 2009 13" 2.53 ghz macbook pro ram in my new 2011 15" Macbook pro 2.0 ghz.
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Andrew Cronkright wrote:
I apologize guys i didnt even specify the ram that i put in!
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Connection - Either connect one Mac in Target mode to the other via FireWire. Or use an external hard disk !
(Target-Mode - Start one Mac e.g. laptop - BUT keep T-key down during full up-start - Now a FW-symbol is jumping around the screen and it will work as an external hard disk when connected to the other Mac)
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D. Moving and Copying must be done within iMovie application and Events to Events - and - Project's to Project's.
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Is it worth to get a used macbook pro

hi, guys.
I am looking at a used macbook pro from early 2009 with configuration
2.66Ghz Core 2 Duo
8GB of DDR3 RAM (2x4GB)
500 GB SSD hard-drive [which advertisement said it was upgraded at Apple Store for 600 dollars]
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT (512MB) and Nvidia GeForce 9400M (256MB)
17" Hi-Res Antiglare TFT active-matrix
1920 x 1200 Native Resolution
FaceTime HD Camera, Omnidirectional Mic
Slot-Loading SuperDrive
802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
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there's a dent on the right lower corner, which is acceptable.
the reason the guy sell it is that he got a new model.
why I plan to buy it is that I need to implment all kinds of programming stuff. I have a thinkpad with Ubuntu, but its wifi connection is very bad.
Mac is perfet for programmers.
New mac are pricing.
Any inputs will be appreciated. I want to konw
is it worth to invest a 4 years old macbook pro?
if i buy it, what should I check?
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It's worth 4 to 500 dollars, none of the 'extras' (the HDD and the Ram) make it any more valuable.
How long it will last is speculative, I have a G4 portable that is 8 years old and works fine still, and I have seen Macs die when switched on for the first time so ....
Offer 400, 500 max, if it lasts a year it was expensive, 2 years it was a fair price, 3 years and you got a deal.
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I have both a 2010 17" MBP and a late 2011 17" MBP. Both have i7 CPUs.
One advantage that the 2010 MBP has that, theoretically, the battery run time is longer than that of the 2011 MBP. I have never tried to measure it.
Advantages of the 2011 MBP are the Thunderbolt port and the capacity to have up to 16 GB RAM installed.
As far as the CPUs are concerned, a quad core will perform more efficiently IF the application is designed to take advantage of all cores. Other wise it becomes a question of CPU speed. That I have tested.
Given the choice, I personally would opt for the 2011 MBP, but it is your money, not mine that is at stake.
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