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15" AL PB RAM Problem!
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Oct 9, 2003, 01:44 PM
 
I have a problem, and that is, the Ram that comes with your PB when you buy from apple website is 333MHZ and the ram from resellers is 133MHZ, so is it better to buy RAM from apple or to buy it from a reseller?? Im going to be buying my 15" PB in the next day or so and i really need to know, i find no support for this problem on apple's website!
     
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Oct 9, 2003, 03:56 PM
 
Most likely the reseller hasn't updated their page yet. The old 15 inch TiBooks used 133mhz memory, while the new 15 inch AlBooks use 333mhz memory. 133 WILL NOT work in your new AlBook as it won't even fit properly. Vice versa as well, 333mHz memory will not physicially fit into an older TiBook.

The better spec to look for is the PC spec. 15 inch AlBooks use PC2700 memory, 15 inch TiBooks use PC133 memory.
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Oct 9, 2003, 03:57 PM
 
Bought 512MB ram from Memorytogo, no problems at all in this PB 15" Al.

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Oct 9, 2003, 04:51 PM
 
Thanks for your input! also, since i see more often than not, people getting ram from resellers, does apple charge more for ram than the average reseller?
     
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Oct 9, 2003, 05:02 PM
 
Originally posted by krux`:
Thanks for your input! also, since i see more often than not, people getting ram from resellers, does apple charge more for ram than the average reseller?
Hell yes! The second commandment is thou shalt not buy ram from Apple.

My thrid party ram is just fine too.
     
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Oct 9, 2003, 06:50 PM
 
www.dealram.com

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