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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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jkontherun.com - 12/9/2008

MacBook fussy memory situation- maybe 4 GBs is too much

— jkontherun.com — My story about how the new aluminum MacBooks are pretty darn fussy about third party memory upgrades... has touched the nerve of quite a few folks.  To recap, my attempt to replace the 2 GB (2 x 1 GB sticks) of memory that Apple shipped in my ... (more) MacBook fussy memory situation- maybe 4 GBs is too much

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Aluminum MacBooks don't like memory upgrades
jkOnTheRun — 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 modules that work fine in Macs and know that to use RAM modules from other sources is asking for trouble. I was aware of this reputation so when I decided to upgrade my new aluminum MacBook to 4 GB I played it safe and bought the memory from Crucial.  Crucial memory has long been acceptable to use in Macs and I expected no problems from the ...

Aluminum MacBooks unstable after 3rd-party RAM upgrade
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Hardware, Apple, MacBookLucky enough to have purchased one of those shiny new unibody MacBooks? If you happen to be in the market for a RAM upgrade you may want to hold off for a little while. It seems the latest MacBooks are a little more fickle about the RAM they support than previous models. Users on the Apple Support Discussion forums are reporting problems with third-party RAM upgrades, noting system instability and lock-ups. Even users who have purchased RAM from providers that pride themselves on Mac compatibility such as Crucial and OWC are seeing the same issues. It seems that the ...

Some Users Report Post-Upgrade Issues On Aluminum MacBooks
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New MacBooks Are Cranky: They Have Insomnia and Hate Third-Party RAM [MacBook]
Gizmodo — ... Now for the memory problem. In short, memory upgrades—with all of the proper specifications like DDR3-1066, etc.—from third party makers, even super-reliable ones like Crucial and OWC, are making new MacBooks go bonkers, with crashes, lock-ups and other wonkiness. Reinstalling the original sticks make the craziness go away, like magic, as does purchasing the RAM straight from Apple. (FWIW, Apple's using Samsung RAM.) ...