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rev b 12" users w/ 1.25 ram: opinion needed
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Sep 7, 2004, 05:56 AM
 
hi, noob here, ive recently decided to upgrade ram and have been considering other world computing's branded 1 gig stick. ive poked around past threads and have found mixed reviews. a majority said it worked perfectly, while a rather substantial group said that owc ram has problems working correctly in rev b 12" powerbooks, giving kernel panics, crashed programs, and other fun things.

i want to hear the opinion of people here that have a 12 incher and have experience with owc 1 gig sticks of memory. (pc2100)

also, ive noticed that the 512 and 256 sticks are labeled lowprofile, while the 1gb is not. will this pose any problems fitting into the ram slot?

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Sep 7, 2004, 08:50 PM
 
I don't know anything about the OWC RAM, but I picked up the 1GB stick posted about here: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=225715

I'm on a 12" revB and it works fantastic.

Again, don't know anything about OWC RAM though.
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Sep 7, 2004, 11:11 PM
 
I would try to avoid PC2100, if you get PC2700 it'll work in your Rev B 12" and will work in the Rev C incase you decide to upgrade (or maybe even a Rev D). I have a Rev B 12" and have noticed a big improvement when installing my 1gig stick.
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Sep 8, 2004, 02:08 AM
 
thanks for the replies, i going to take a trip to a nearby fry's to check out the deal as well as consider owc's ram. (i emailed them, the sales rep assured me complete compatability...). i will also try to get pc2700 ram for the heck of it...it usually costs the same as pc2100 anyway.
     
   
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