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Upgrading RAM

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Insane

Hey guys I am looking at upgrading the RAM in my 2010 17" MBP so I can run Ableton Live and what not more reliably. Is this a good place to buy from http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3. Any recommendations?

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I've always bought from here and have had no issues http://www.crucial.com

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I just use amazon/newegg

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That site looks pretty sketchy.

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Play Ball

OWC is solid, but if you wanna save 15 bucks you can get this gskill ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231297

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and this will be just as good as the OWC?

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Play Ball

Yeah, when it comes to name brand ram, its all the same really.

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Insane

Might want to get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231294

Same g-skill but $4 cheaper and has way more reviews. But either will be fine

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the gskill should work with my computer too? and is it really easy to replace RAM?

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Play Ball

yes, its the same model (pc3 8500) as the owc you listed.

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No Life

Threads to see how this goes, cause I might be doing this soon.

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Insane

replacing ram isnt really a risky procedure, its like the first/easiest thing to upgrade on a computer

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^

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