I'm awake and had my cup of coffee. I think I have more energy now for the force needed to push these RAMs in. Maybe I wasn't pushing very hard enough in spite suffering a chip n…

Just to reiterate an earlier post. If you take it into the Apple store, don't tell them about the RAM. Apple will always blame problems on 3rd party products. (I've worked in a …

Day Two: Quick update - I reinstalled the new RAMs (2GB, Patriot). After that I turned the MacBook on and got the chime and the white screen, but instead of getting the Apple log…

Quote: Originally Posted by Maan Day Two: Quick update - I reinstalled the new RAMs (2GB, Patriot). After that I turned the MacBook on and got the chime and the white screen, …

Or I suppose it could mean that it got dislodged during all this memory pushing. She could try pulling it out and pushing it back in again (it's there where the memory is, in the b…

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise Or I suppose it could mean that it got dislodged during all this memory pushing. She could try pulling it out and pushing it back in again (i…

Yippee! Success, at last! I was about to put in the original RAMs when I decided to give it one last try in putting in the new RAMS before I run across the street to the Apple St…

Could you elaborate on the wooden spoon?

good job! i've found that you don't have to push as hard if you use a"rocking" motion back and forth on edges. this seems to get it in with less force.

Quote: Originally Posted by Wiskedjak Could you elaborate on the wooden spoon? It's really rather very technical and should be tried only by professionals. I used the wood…

I'm glad you got it working. Reading this kind of thing over and over really has me wondering about some of this cheaper RAM, though. When I installed OWC RAM (not as expensive as …

Quote: Originally Posted by HarriganC Sending it back to Amazon could be a nightmare, are you close by to an apple store? I would at least give it a shot, not even mentioning t…

Quote: Originally Posted by yoyoman I would not lie about the ram to the apple store. Be upfront and tell the truth. It is always best to tell the truth so that they can really …

As I've said before, installing RAM in the MacBook takes a ridiculous amount of force (at least, mine did). I had to press until I thought it was going to break, and then press som…

Quote: Originally Posted by Gee4orce As I've said before, installing RAM in the MacBook takes a ridiculous amount of force (at least, mine did). I had to press until I thought i…

Wow...do I feel lucky. I just wrote in anotherpost that my Mushkin RAM slipped right in. Quite easy in fact. My wife put in the last screw on the L bar....that was the only wrinkle…

Quote: Originally Posted by yoyoman I would not lie about the ram to the apple store. Be upfront and tell the truth. It is always best to tell the truth so that they can really …

Quote: Originally Posted by masugu Wow...do I feel lucky. I just wrote in anotherpost that my Mushkin RAM slipped right in. Quite easy in fact. My wife put in the last screw on …

Well...mebbe most people who replaced their RAM had no issues...The only time I got in trouble was trying to replace the Hard Drive on my Pismo. I fried the CPU. Cost me $400 to fi…

Quote: Originally Posted by masugu Well...mebbe most people who replaced their RAM had no issues...The only time I got in trouble was tring to replace the Hrad Drive on my Pismo…

I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was announced in January. If you can hold out, …

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was …

I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September.

Just because the new core duo 2 chips will be out by then is not a 100% guarentee that the new Macbooks get released right away. Realistically it could easily be October or Novembe…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September. …