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What kind of RAM do I need for a white MacBook?

What kind of RAM does my unibody MacBook (non-Pro) require?

  • I'm wanting to upgrade my RAM. Note, this is the unibody aluminum Macbook that was made for a short time in (I think) 2008. Here are stats from System Profiler: Model Name: MacBook Model Identifier: MacBook5,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B03

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    For any RAM upgrades, I suggest using http://www.crucial.com. I used to buy memory upgrades through Amazon, but I would up buying higher capacity chips than my older Macbook Pro (with Core CPU) could actually support. The scanner at Crucial gives you everything you need to know.

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Your MacBook5,1 machine takes DDR3-1066 RAM (PC3-8500) SODIMMs.  Apple officially says it takes a maximum of 4 GB of memory http://support.apple.com/kb/SP584, however with an EFI firmware upgrade 1.14 http://support.apple.com/kb/dl974 it is actually capable of taking 8 GB of memory  http://www.iclarified.com/entry/comments.php?enid=14153#commentsanchor

Trevor Inkpen

PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 (Reference: http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_13_2_0_MB_G5 -- not that you need to buy from Apple directly.)

Jonathan Crowe

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