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wy4tt · Nov 10, 2003, 12:41 AM

hello all. i'm new to the forums here, and new to Mac as well. So far, i've had nothing but a good experience. i do have a question for you guys though. and i tried the search feature, but it wasn't working, so i apologize if this has come up already. anyway, what memory works well with the new 15" powerbook 1.25 ghz? i got mine with 512 in one slot, so i could upgrade. but i've seen some hints that they are picky on ram. does EDGE or Viking work ok? or should i go with Kingston (which is more expensive)? thanks for any advice you may have.

stilltron · Nov 10, 2003, 01:39 AM

I bought 512 sticks from Crucial. It is my understanding that Micron owns Crucial, and Micron provides the RAM sticks that come pre-installed in current AlBooks.
A 512 stick costs $145 or so... not the best price on the web, but pretty good for good quality RAM.

I'd recommend them.

Plus delivery is fast and free.

Tomster · Nov 10, 2003, 01:46 AM

I would go with www.datamem.com There was a slight issue with Panther, the new 15" Powerbooks, and full spec ram that did not work with the two in combination. It is a known issue and has been addressed so no worries. The aforementioned DMS sells stuff that will work and has a great warrantee which they actually honor, unlike some other companies (OWC=crapweasels).

Happy shopping and enjoy your new Powerbook!

wy4tt · Nov 10, 2003, 01:54 AM

thanks guys. i do have panther installed as well. stilltron, how is your crucial memory working? and are you using panther? as for datamem, have you tried their memory with one of these systems? thanks.

Tomster · Nov 10, 2003, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by wy4tt:
Have you tried their memory with one of these systems? thanks.

Yes, I installed a few DMS dimms into the new 15" Powerbooks and absolutely no problems with Panther.

stilltron · Nov 10, 2003, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by wy4tt:
thanks guys. i do have panther installed as well. stilltron, how is your crucial memory working? and are you using panther? as for datamem, have you tried their memory with one of these systems? thanks.

The crucial memory is working fine. I've been using it with 1 Gig for about 3 weeks. I've got Panther installed... and as expected, everything is really zippy. Definitely worth the upgrade. Again, I chose crucial because I was concerned with compatibility and quality. Everything seems to have worked out well for me. I had a bad experience with OWC a year or so ago where one of the 512 chips that I ordered for my Pismo was bad. They replaced, it but it was a hassle sending it back, etc. Crucial ships fast and free if your purchase is $x.00 and above.

I don't want to sound like a commerical, but I definitely recommend them. You'll pay a little more than other places, though.

I have a 15" 1Ghz Albook and I'm doing stuff like Fireworks, Photoshop, and the occasional round of Unreal 2003.
I always use the 'trace bitmap' option in Flash as a good test for CPU/RAM performance... it definitely sped that up.

It's a good upgrade.