Greeting to all. I'm a new MBP user. just upgraded from 4G to 8G. first I tried to buy those as label compatible ram for macbook from lowyat. after checking around. some shops claim they are not selling these Ram and if I want I need to go to Time Square apple HQ.

So I come across Viewnet and ask them about these ram. they told me to try Kingston KVR1333D3S9 4G and just cost RM138 for 2x4G. the sale assitant told me if they ram has problem I can return to them. Since it is not very expensive. I give it a tried. after tested for over loop run. the ram looks OK and working great.

Hope this help those are looking for a upgrade.
Cheers!

Jeffery

yes! tested with more application. working great and problem free.

rm138??? you serious ah.... so damn cheap

i just bought a pair of second hand 2gb DDR2 desktop rams for rm100

Bought Kingston KVR 2 x 4GB for RM132 on Sunday. Anyone else got cheaper? Also from Viewnet, LYP.

I think they will if you ask but personally I wouldn't let them touch my Mac. Quite easy to install yourself, just be careful not to lose the screws and remember to screw in the ones at the sides and bottom at a slight angle.

You'll see when you remove the screws, the screws are not perpendicular to the case (not like this |) but comes out at a slight angle like this /). No big deal, just be gentle and don't force it if it doesn't seem smooth going in. You don't want to screw up the screws or the threads at the back.

Go to ifixit.com and search for your MacBook, they'll have pictures and stuff for a ram upgrade.

The ram is spring loaded, just push the tabs holding the ram and it'll pop up and you just pull it out. Actually the little booklet that came with your MacBook has instructions for this.

Oh sorry, I skimmed through and didn't read the battery connector part. No need to remove the battery connector. Yeah, I know, the ifixit guide ask you to do that. but no need.

LOL, wait till tomorrow lah.

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Added on August 13, 2011, 1:21 am
You're right, no way to make a Lion DVD if you've already installed Lion as the Lion installer from MAS, which contains the Lion disk image, gets deleted after installation. I guess have to redownload the 3.7gb installer. :-( Or copy from a friend the Lion disk image, installesd.dmg.

Scarred the alu shell is it? Screwdriver slipped? NVM lah.

Suggest you download memtest and do a check just to be sure.

http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/03/memtest-mac-ram-test/

Don't worry lah, the bottom aluminum shell will get all scratch up in time anyway.

Mine the first day, I got it, a 50sen coin fell just next to the keyboard and nicked the alu edge. :-(

Noob question here. I've been doing some reading on the forum but I'm still unsure.

I just purchased a MacBook Pro 13" i7 2.7GHz and it comes with 2 X 2GB DDR3 1333MHz. I wanna upgrade to 2 X 4GB DDR3 1333MHz.

The usual question i would ask a RAM seller is, "Is all DDR3 1333MHz RAM compatible with my macbook pro?"

- quite a few answers "yes, as long as it's DDR3 1333. kingston or corsair or mushkin no problem."
- and some said "no, you have to buy apple certified ram" - they're more expensive
- some said "kingston can use regular ram. if corsair have to use apple certified ram" huh? 

so. you can imagine my confusion. i've been reading through the forum but i'm still not convinced. can someone please clarify? i'm looking to upgrade with a regular corsair 4GB DDR3 1333 (RM97). next choice is kingston 4GB DR3 1333 (RM85).

thanks in advance, everyone.

hi there are you using normal pc RAM or apple certified RAM?

awesomeness! 69 is cheap! anyone using corsair?

and there is no compatibility issue?

i still not dare to upgrade the ram using standard ram

coz i just got this mac and i'm still new to it lol.

so u change the RAM on your own or did you had someone else to do it?