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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 10:46 AM
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Surely these prices can't be right? Will these ram fit my July 2010 mbp.


Want to upgrade to 8gb

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-...le-mac-sodimms
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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RAM really is that cheap.
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Ant
Surely these prices can't be right? Will these ram fit my July 2010 mbp.


Want to upgrade to 8gb

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-...le-mac-sodimms
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I would not take any chances on memory as MBP's can be pretty fussy.

However, memory really is very cheap. Try this site - it is Crucial themselves, there is a small app to download and it determines the correct memory for your computer and prices it for you. Crucial are one of Apples memory suppliers.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/drammemory.aspx

I couldn't believe how cheap it was.

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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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if you go to crucial, there's a little applet that runs on your MBP and the site works out which ram you need.

I put 24GB in my mac pro for 250 quid
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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I did crucial about 8 months ago and cam back with a price of about £150.

That's why I'm shocked
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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I think you will find it's about £40 now lol.

6 months is a lifetime as far as memory prices are concerned

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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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£40 quid from crucial, i am shocked i knew memory could fluctuate but didn't think that much
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Scan are a very well respected supplier, among enthusiasts and business purchasers alike. I'm sure they wouldn't sell you just any old ****.
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Scan are the dogs danglies. They are the main I look on for components.
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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rams is dirt cheap at min, i have 6gb and am thinkign of upgrading to 12gb of the max speed my mb can handel all for about £90
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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Currently running 6Gb @ 1600MHz Corsair Dominator

At work I have 12Gb on the workstation and 128Gb on the server
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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As an Apple user, I fully understand you want something reassuringly expensive.
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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That is cheap. Just ordered 8gb for my Macbook Pro for £40 from Crucial.

As I run W7 in VMWare that should make it a much better experience as I will be able to give it 4gb rather than the 2gb at the moment.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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Delivered this morning and just fitted. Doesn't make much difference running in 'MacBook' mode only.

Fire up the W7 VM with my work image and Outlook etc... and it flies along. Memory swapping is now negligable.
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