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Has anyone installed Kingston ValueRam on their MBP?

hdsalinas said:
I found this in amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...32058?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

Has anyone purchased this ram for their MBP? It is a great value pbut I cant find any info anywhere if this is mac compatible.

Thanks for your help.
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First off, Amazon will ship this part within USA only.

Second, Kingston themselves do not guarantee compatibility with Mac on this RAM. Some people have reported success, some have reported trouble

Third, why bother, when guaranteed Mac compatible RAM is available for US$54 - $69 from Data Memory Systems, OWC and Crucial?

Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
 
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Oh, I have no problems purchasing from Amazon. I have sort of a PO Box in Miami where all of the packages received are then sent to me in like lhree days or so. In fact I got my MBP from amazon and had no problems.

About the ram, I will just get the one from crucial that is just $10 more and save all the troubles.

thanks
 
Oh, I have no problems purchasing from Amazon. I have sort of a PO Box in Miami where all of the packages received are then sent to me in like lhree days or so. In fact I got my MBP from amazon and had no problems.

About the ram, I will just get the one from crucial that is just $10 more and save all the troubles.

thanks
 
Kingston is one of the better brand names. I have used it for years.
I did have one stick go bad after 2 years on an old emac but they replaced it very quickly. It has lifetime warranty.

I just put 2 sticks of that same ram in my mb 2 weeks ago. works great.
I bought it from FRY's for $50. I think they ;have it onsale now for $40. FREE shipping.
 
hdsalinas said:
Oh, I have no problems purchasing from Amazon. I have sort of a PO Box in Miami where all of the packages received are then sent to me in like lhree days or so. In fact I got my MBP from amazon and had no problems.

About the ram, I will just get the one from crucial that is just $10 more and save all the troubles.

thanks
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If you choose the MacBook (rather than the MacBook Pro) at the Crucial store (use the link from the top of this page so MacRumors gets a tiny commission), then you will get the same piece of Crucial RAM for US$53.99 because it is on sale right now.

OrangMcA: Yes agreed Kingston is a good brand, Their Apple specific KTA- series is very reliable. The debate is whether their ValueRAM generic series is a good bet for the Mac. For some Macs yes, for some, no.
And this changes over time, because Kingston can change the build of the KVR- RAM at any time without notice.
 
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