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Friday, October 28, 2011

Best Buy Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G) Review

Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G)

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Product Description

Need some extra performance to run the latest OS X Lion update? Upgrading memory is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to breath new life into your Mac. This 8GB memory kit from Kingston offers plenty of performance power to keep your Mac humming like new. Whether your playing games, editing photos or videos, or running dozens of applications at once, Kingston memory has you covered. All Kingston memory modules must perform properly to ensure maximum performance. Therefore, Kingston has developed an industry leading quality process to ensure that Kingston memory delivers superior quality, performance, and 100% compatibility with the computing system the module is designed for.

8GB kit DDR3 1066
Apple memory
It has 2x4GB Modules
Its memory standard is Memory Standard DDR3-1066/PC3-8500
It is EU RoHS compliant

Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G)

Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G) Reviews

90 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

MacBook Pro ready RAM, February 10, 2010

stlouisbrad "stlouisbrad" (Saint Charles, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G) (Personal Computers)

I have been running with this RAM in my MacBook Pro 17 (Summer 2009) for over 6 weeks. Not one lockup/freeze or problem of any kind. Programs are faster in general and I don't worry about closing applications any more. Apple computers through the years have been extremely finicky about RAM quality. I can't recommend these SO-DIMM's high enough. I put my old factory 2GB sticks for the MacBook Pro 17 into my wife's new MacBook 13. That worked perfectly..

These two 4GB SO-DIMM sticks cost $1200 from Apple directly. Spoil yourself and don't feel guilty about buying them here for much less -- especially if you use Parallels Desktop, or VMWare. Kingston will back you up, Amazon will also.

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

It works just fine in a Macbook Pro, January 6, 2011

Miksa Solutions (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingston Apple 4GB Kit (2x2GB Modules) 1066MHz DDR3 SODIMM iMac and Macbook Memory (KTA-MB1066K2/4GR) (Personal Computers)

I have a brand new Macbook Pro 13" with the 2.4ghz processor. I am running the Kingston 8GB kit with a G. Skill 120GB SSD, the computer screams and could only imagine if I opted for the 15" with the i7 but the way I have it now my 13" is too fast for what I need anyways. The ram got a 4 for ease of use because I had to reset my PRAM upon installation. The computer was slow at first, booted into the diagnostic tools, memory passed all diagnostic checks so just went wil simple troubleshooting steps by resetting the PRAM/NVRAM and the SMC for good measure. Computer booted up in less than 8 seconds and runs Logic Studio, Apurture Pro (while rendering) and designing scripts all at the same time with little to no lag.

If you have a bad set of RAM don't rate it a 0 unless you run a memory diagnostic, reset PRAM, and have confirmation that it is the ram. People switch back to their original apple ram and it runs fine because yeah, snow leopard pre-caches information. If you reset... Read more

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

Perfect for the MAC MINI, January 26, 2011

J. Evans "jenb1972" (Central New Jersey) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kingston Apple 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module (KTA-MB1066K2/8G) (Personal Computers)

I purchased a 2010 model mac mini with only 2GB memory knowing that eventually I would upgrade the memory. After about 6 months, I found the computer lagging when using iphoto, photoshop and powerpoint at the same time (which I do often). I looked into the memory upgrade. Apple wanted $600 for 8GB memory but I found these Kingstons for under $100 on Amazon. They arrived within a day, installed within 5 minutes and when I booted up my mac it immediately recognized the memory and had improved productivity. I now can work with all of my memory eating applications open without problem, and I've noticed great improvement in web surfing and just general use of the computer. I am VERY pleased!