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tracemhunter · Aug 8, 2005, 11:23 PM

i bought another 512mb for my new 15" powerbook i got last weekend and it really made the difference. i did not think it would do that much but i opened word in like 3 secs. i can also run 720p hd video flawlessly. i got the corsair from fry's for 49.99. just thought i would let yall know.

Darthmaul4114 · Aug 9, 2005, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by tracemhunter

i bought another 512mb for my new 15" powerbook i got last weekend and it really made the difference. i did not think it would do that much but i opened word in like 3 secs. i can also run 720p hd video flawlessly. i got the corsair from fry's for 49.99. just thought i would let yall know.

awesome. i'm ordering a 1gig stick of ram tomorrow

been putting it off for a while now, but i think i can use it (still on stock 512)

its like $120-30ish for a stick....it used to be like $107 or something but the price went up and i

for not ordering it then

CanadaRAM · Aug 9, 2005, 07:40 PM

Yes, 1 Gb DDR RAM prices (both DIMM and SODIMM) are on the rise worldwide, and are expected to remain up throughout the balance of the year.

warra · Aug 9, 2005, 07:50 PM

Darthmaul, which site are you ordering from?

Darthmaul4114 · Aug 9, 2005, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by warra

Darthmaul, which site are you ordering from?

www.newegg.com

the price of the Kingmax 1GB stick i was looking at went down like $8 today so I ordered it this morning at like 11:30am. it's already shipped (standard shipping) and should be here tomorrow afternoon if newegg is up to it's usual standards

warra · Aug 9, 2005, 08:26 PM

Nice, thanks man.

Darthmaul4114 · Aug 10, 2005, 06:37 PM

w00t, ram works perfectly. now running 1.5gbs of ram. havent had really tested it out yet, but if the thread creator is right, this thing should fly.

NateEssex · Aug 10, 2005, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Darthmaul4114

www.newegg.com

the price of the Kingmax 1GB stick i was looking at went down like $8 today so I ordered it this morning at like 11:30am. it's already shipped (standard shipping) and should be here tomorrow afternoon if newegg is up to it's usual standards

I was told to order my RAM from OWC. Is the 1 Gig stick for a new PB cheaper from newegg?

Darthmaul4114 · Aug 10, 2005, 09:44 PM

how much is it on OWC, i got mine for $119

migs647 · Aug 11, 2005, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by Darthmaul4114

w00t, ram works perfectly. now running 1.5gbs of ram. havent had really tested it out yet, but if the thread creator is right, this thing should fly.

I registered with these forums just to tell people NOT TO BUY THIS RAM. I went through 2 sticks from newegg. This is bad stuff. I have a 1.25ghz 15" aluminum powerbook. If you take out your other ram and stick that 1 gig in... (running tiger)... and you actually make it to the desktop with out a kernel panic... you're lucky. I made it a few times. But then launch a memory hog like photoshop and watch the computer come to a screeching hault. It doesn't surprise me that your computer is "working" fine. You ahve 1.5gb of ram. Take out that other 512 and run just the 1gig and load that sucker with programs... fill it up. If you're computer doesn't crash then you are luckier than I. I have been pulling hairs out trying to find the correct ram from Newegg for this pb. I use kingmax for securedigital cards and it works great. But I will never buy their ram again. I have been informed to get patriot or samsung memory. I'm trying that next.

I would seriously test that memory out because I had two bad sticks in a row on my pb.

tomrock · Aug 11, 2005, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by tracemhunter

i bought another 512mb for my new 15" powerbook i got last weekend and it really made the difference. i did not think it would do that much but i opened word in like 3 secs. i can also run 720p hd video flawlessly. i got the corsair from fry's for 49.99. just thought i would let yall know.

I bought a 1.5gHz 15" last weekend and thought I'd see how it went with 512. I was pretty disappointed. I then went to Fry's with the Powerbook instruction manual to show them what I wanted and got a 1 gig stick so I have a total of 1.5. The difference is amazing. Even my wife was impressed.

I still can't get over the difference it makes. Why does Apple send these things out into the world with too little ram?

ecsherwo · Aug 11, 2005, 10:26 AM

I use a 512(1 GB total) stick of kingmax bought from newegg in my PB 15 and it has not had any problems what so ever. Sorry to hear about your troubles migs647.

Zoidberg · Aug 11, 2005, 11:09 AM

Let's see, I've been using this same stick since last... February I guess now, and it's preformed flawlessly, so I definitely recommend it. And yes, more ram makes a world of difference with OS X. 1.5gb of ram, and I want more damnit!!

-Zoid

Darthmaul4114 · Aug 12, 2005, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by ecsherwo

I use a 512(1 GB total) stick of kingmax bought from newegg in my PB 15 and it has not had any problems what so ever. Sorry to hear about your troubles migs647.

sme

NateEssex · Aug 12, 2005, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Darthmaul4114

how much is it on OWC, i got mine for $119

With shipping, I got my RAM for $133. It should be here on Monday. I'll let you all know. It was the cheapest RAM OWC had.

jaybert · Aug 12, 2005, 10:41 PM

i upgraded from 512mb to 1.25gb. do you really think memory is that big of a deal? I upgraded and barely notice a difference, though I have not done anything too intensive. I see my memory usage always staying around 200-225mb. it seems the bottleneck for me is the CPU. I see it hitting 100% often. This is on a 1.5ghz 12" powerbook.

junebug630 · Aug 13, 2005, 09:46 AM

I guess it is different for a lot of people. I too anxiously ordered the Kingmax RAM from Newegg for my 1.5 PB 12" and to this day it is the only thing I have ever returned to Newegg to date. Installed fine and appeared to work good. But after about 20-35 minutes, all of my browsing applications (opera, firefox, safari) started to suddenly quit or crash. Also the speed bump from 512MB to 1.25GB was barely faster to me. I noticed that checking the other web sites (such as corsair) that the Kingmax ram has different looking memory modules. My Kingmax had several smaller memory modules (8 I think) spread around the RAM moduleand the other RAM I saw had just 4 longer stretched across the entire body of the RAM module. I have no idea why they would look different for the same type of ram.I will be looking elsewhere as right now the creeping RAM prices have gotten me a little skittish. Just my .02 guys.

threestain · Aug 16, 2005, 07:24 AM

I'd like to up my TiBook from 512Mb to 1Gb, but have to sell the two 256Mb sticks. What's the best way of doing this, how much would I get and where's best to buy the new ones from, being as I'm in the UK?

Any help would be great! Thanks!