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jkontherun.com - 12/7/2008

Aluminum MacBooks don't like memory upgrades

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Macs are notorious for being intolerant when it comes to memory upgrades.  They have been known for years to start exhibiting problems when RAM goes bad and especially when third party RAM upgrades are installed.  Savvy Mac owners know there are a few vendors that produce RAM ...

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jkontherun.com - 12/11/2008

Mac firmware upgrades do NOT fix the 4 GB RAM problem

— jkontherun.com — The appearance of the Apple firmware upgrades released yesterday for late 2008 MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook... Airs was welcome news to me and other owners and many applied the upgrades immediately.  I was one of those in that crowd and my ... (more) Mac firmware upgrades do NOT fix the 4 GB RAM problem

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macyourself.com - 12/15/2008

MacBook owners rejoice: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter soon

— macyourself.com — An upcoming video adapter will allow new unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros (and refreshed MacBook Airs) to... be connected directly to high definition television sets. Since Apple introduced the new aluminum MacBooks and MacBook Pros a couple months ago, ... (more) MacBook owners rejoice: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter ...

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unwiredview.com - 12/3/2008

Samsung to stroke your ego with luxury Samsung Ego GT-S9402

— unwiredview.com — Samsung’s earlier forays into a luxury cellphone market in partnership with Bang & Olufsen weren’t too successful.... It’s unusual design did not help Samsung B&O Serena find many willing customers, and earlier this year B&O announced that it is leaving ... (more) Samsung to stroke your ego with luxury Samsung Ego ...

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Aluminum MacBooks unstable after 3rd-party RAM upgrade
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... and 2.4 GHz MacBook. Many are guessing-slash-hoping that the problem is caused by the newness of the DD3 spec. modules in Apple's line of notebooks. Until the situation gets clarified, users are having to swap RAM repeatedly in search of a kit that will work. Hopefully Apple will shed some light on the problem and everyone can go back to getting RAM from third-party sources. Had any luck (good or bad) upgrading RAM in your new MacBook? Let us know in the comments! [via jkOnTheRun] TUAWAluminum MacBooks unstable after 3rd-party RAM ...

Some Users Report Post-Upgrade Issues On Aluminum MacBooks
Cult of Mac — ... are alleged to be having problems here. This is a big surprise to me, not least because I installed Crucial RAM in my new MacBook more than a month ago and have experienced nothing but performance improvements ever since. It’s always possible that very minute changes in hardware between models could cause trouble. I have a 2.4 Ghz machine, so there could be an issue with the lower-speed machines, or it could just be that I got lucky. Anyone dealing with this? jkontherun via TUAW Apple Bomb Pillow from MicroRevolt

MacBook Air Acting Up, Just in Time for Holidays
TheAppleBlog — ... The launch of Apple’s new unibody aluminum Macs hasn’t been the smoothest ride, for both the company and its loyal customers. There was disappointment over what didn’t (Firewire) and what did ( ...

New MacBooks Are Cranky: They Have Insomnia and Hate Third-Party RAM [MacBook]
Gizmodo — The standard "journalism" rule is that three is trend. So here's one with the new MacBooks: They've got problems! Screwy video cards, insomniatic, power-sucking sleep and not playing well with other RAM. There appear to be a couple variations of the sleep problem. The more obvious, crazier one is that after going to sleep, the notebook will wake up 30-60 seconds later, then go back to sleep, repeating the cycle until the battery is dead. The other, subtler version that I've been experiencing on my own MacBook Pro is that I'll put it to sleep, and ...

Problems between new portables and some memory cards
HardMac.com — Source : http://www.jkontherun.comWith its new portables, Apple inaugurates in the Mac the arrived of the DDR3, which starts to be widely used. Contrary to its old habits, Apple provides on its machines a largely acceptable quantity of RAM, even on basic MacBook which has 2 GB. However, some wanted to increase this to 4 GB and had problems. It seems that not all DDR3 functions in these machines and can make them unstable. One does not speak here about " No name" memory but memory manufactured by Crucial or Mushkin, ie reputable manufacturers. It is ...