max ram for macbook

Since you bought your MacBook May 2007 then probably your maximum memory is 2GB.

I also use Visual Hub and I most say that when converting videos, the temperature shoots up around 80C to 90C. So, I guess it is normal.

 

looking at your sig, you have a 2.0ghz, i think you can go 3gig.

 

Check this out and this one too.

 

i believe you can go till a maximum of 3gb (1x1gb module and 1x2gb module)

please refer to this site for performance testing on RAM upgrades

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_MacBook/

 

your best bet is to try a 2 gig and i gig.. if it works, you are good to go.

 

So, it isn't true that the two rams have to similar, e.g. 1.5gig + 1.5 gig?

 

the suggestion by some is to upgrade in pairs..like 2gig plus 2 gig will give you 4 gig. But some notebooks can max only at 3. So if you use two 2 gigs it will only read 3. Or try a 2 gig and a 1 gig. Ive never heard of 1.5 gig + 1.5 gig to make 3gig total.

 

Ok. I am using 2gigs on my Macbook 2.0 Ghz early 2007. I noticed lately that the beachball sign comes out while surfing. I recently just upped my HD to 160g. Could it be my a RAM (or the lack of it) be the problem? Should I up the RAM to a total of 3 gig?

 

@180er, it is probably due to an app that eats a lot of CPU processing. You may have a buggy app. I have 2GB and I only get the beachball when I have Aperture running and updating photo previews - which really takes a lot of CPU processing power.

While surfing, do you have any other apps running?

 

I use Firefox and the Firefox Companion for Ebay is running. Yahoo Messenger is running too.

 

how will i know if my mid 2007 macbook can be upgraded to 3 gb or just 2gb?

 

According to Mactracker, the MacBook (13-inch Mid 2007) can go up to 3.0GB RAM.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

all macbook mid 2007? have anyone here tried installing 3gb on their mid 2007 macbook?

 

It's on the apple website. the late 07 goes up to 4GB. the mid-07 can actually handle 4GB in its slots, but the system will still read 3.0GB

 

Just to confirm, I own a Late-2007 MacBook and I have 4.0GB RAM loaded and it shows up as 4.0GB.

 

A noob question here but then the 2.66Ghz 15" Macbook Pro (March 2009) has a maximum of 4GB or can it go up to 8GB like the Newer June Macbook Pros?

 

is it ok if i put 2gb transcend and retain the one 512mb stock memory in my mac book?
im not sure what brand it is.

 

Yes, and it will read 2.5GB. But I think it's not recommended that you do that.