am using the macbook pro 13" 2GB RAM, just installed parallels desktop and am running xp and am noticing a little lag.. wondering whether upgrading to 4GB RAM would be significantly better?

ya'sure..coz u'll be reserving some of ur rams to your XP and yes,having more rams would significantly improves the performance of ur multi OS.

im thinking to upgrade to 4GB RAM. but wondering if my macbook 13" white will be able to support up to 4GB?

My Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz


Pls help to advise.

Hi m|key, I have upgraded my Macbook White 13' to 4gb on the first day of my purchase and it is running all smooth and sweet....

cool.....

which ram u are using? looks like some have issue and some have no issue at all. luck?

I bought Kingston ram for my Macbook White.... so far i have never encounter any problem with it *touchwood*.. maybe like what u said, I am in all luck for this... hahaha...

hehe... cool. will be getting them later. is yours 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM?

Cheers.

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Added on August 11, 2009, 10:05 pm

installed 2x2gb kingston ram. working fine.. phew

This post has been edited by m|key: Aug 11 2009, 10:09 PM

i'm going to buy Crucial RAM for my brother lappie
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp...%29%20MB470LL/A

wanna ask, anyone think this higher price ram got any different compare to Kingston VR?
cuz it just said "Guaranteed-compatible memory upgrades for your Apple MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (15-inch DDR3) MB470LL/A Laptop/Notebook."
not Apple Certified RAM

can u specify the exact model of the ram? n how much it cost u in total?where did u purchase it?

thank you in advance

well the crucial rams are the closest to the Apple OEM rams,thats why they can guarantee maximum compatibility. you can actually get it way cheaper through ebay and the shipping is free too, http://cgi.ebay.com.my/CRUCIAL-4GB-2X2GB-D...p3286.m63.l1177

I just got my MBP 13" yesterday and installed Mushkin's DDR3 1066Mhz RAMs into it. Working fine so far, and Switch themselves recommended me Mushkin. According to them, they used to install Kingston but sometimes the MB cannot detect.. but after they changed to Mushkin, no problems so far.. not sure la..

thanks, izzit the same model as what i posted?

yep and the one im supposed to do a bulk.

hey.
i can see that you have mentioned few brands of ram that is suitable for the mbp. just wanna ask where does corsair stand in the midst of these brands.
almost bought a pair of corsair 2x2gb ram for my mbp but later i read somewhere that the mbp will only use a maximum of 3.3gb of ram, so now thinking of whether i shud just get one stick, or still get a pair. any opinion?

I just switched to Mac myself and was speculating what sorta RAMS I should have gotten.. I personally was using Corsair RAMS on my Win laptop and desktop but I when I asked Switch regarding Corsair RAMS, they weren't so sure about the compatibility. They said Crucial is ok, Mushkin are the ones they use right now and Kingston was what they used previously.

I believe you should get 2 sticks for now, 1 because it would be cheaper and you can bargain, 2nd because Snow Leopard is coming out soon which is 64-bit and can support all 4gb of your RAMS.

Sorry for the late reply buddy.... yeaps, i installed kingston ram too... works perfectly and my Macbook White detected them... so no issue of compatibility I guess?

there's an apple shop i know that use Corsair RAMs. i dun think they had any compatibility issues.

hey.
if i wanna upgrade my mbw's ram to 4gb but with higher speed, is that possible?
or need to stick with the current ram speed?

theres a memory controller that will downgrade the speed back to 667 or 800 depending on which MBW you have.

latest and newest one. hehe