Macbook Memory Upgrade
Posted on October 29, 2007
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Since I have the lowest end 2nd generation MacBook, I figured it is about time to upgrade the memory. Apple’s website says that the MacBook is upgradeable to 2GB, so I set off to get it along with Leopard. I am currently in Japan, and have very poor Japanese reading comprehension, plus I just figured that 2GB memory would come in 2 x 1GB sticks. Silly me I bought a 2GB stick. I was so pissed off when I got home, but after reading Other World Computing’s, “To Pair or Not to Pair” article, I was happy with my mistake. The article tests different configurations of MacBook memory for benchmarking and came to the conclusion that, “More memory is overall better than having less memory that is interleaved.” Also, I found out from the article that the Core 2 Duo MacBook is addressable up to 3GB of RAM. This gives me the opportunity to upgrade further by swapping my last 256MB stick for a 1GB stick. So for the time being I have an awkward 2.25GBs of memory. By the way if you are curious what type of memory the MacBook uses it is 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300).
The installation is simple. The Apple Support site has a great tutorial. It is very simple to access as you just need to remove your battery and a bracket which is held on by three tiny screws. I had to get an eyeglasses repair kit in order to take off the bracket as the handle of my screw driver was too long.
There is a very noticeable improvement if you couldn’t guess. It was well worth the 14,700¥ investment. I haven’t seen the colorful pinwheel any longer than a flash now. There is no delay in switching between programs, or anything like that. The most noticeable improvement is hitting F12 to view the dashboard which pops right in. I would also have to wait a brief moment before when changing the volume or the screen brightness; it is no longer an issue. If you are looking for big improvement to your MacBook for a small investment consider a memory upgrade.
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