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Model A1181: 1.83, 2, 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.2, or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor

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Can I use RAM pc3 8500?

hi, i have this ram that i take it from a macbook unibody aluminium

RAM Upgrade / 1 GB / PC3-8500 / Low Profile / 204 pin, 1066 MHz

this ram is compatible with my macbook white?

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White MacBook "Core Duo" 1.83 13" Specs:

  • PC2-5300 DDR2 Min. RAM Speed: 667 MHz

MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 13" (Uni/Late 09) Specs:

  • PC3-8500 DDR3 Min. RAM Speed: 1066 MHz

As you can see they are vastly different. PC2 and PC3 modules are not compatible (you can't switch one for the other either way). Sorry ;-{

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The RAM standards folks have a trick to prevent you from using the wrong RAM: The slots in PC2 RAM sockets and in OC3 RAM sockets are in different places, so the only way to get PC3 RAM into a PC2 socket is through brute force. If you have to force something into a socket, that's a sign that you shouldn't be doing it at all.

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Tom:

No MacBook model A1181 ever used DDR3 RAM (they all used DDR2 667MHz or 800 MHz). You can check the specific type of RAM for your MacBook in:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ma...

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Etrigan thanks

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