Good stuff. Crucial’s the first on the market with this notebook RAM; probably it’ll be snapped up by lux retailers like Alienware. I opted not to get DDR3 for my new desktop rig because the benefits aren’t really there yet compared with the advanced DDR2 RAM on the market, but for a notebook the benefits might be real. It does after all require less power and while I doubt too many laptops are really pushing the envelope on RAM data bandwidth, it’s always nice to have faster spec’d memory in there.
It’s pretty expensive right now, though: $135 for 1GB, compared with less than $50 for 2GB of DDR2. I’m as excited for DDR3 as much as the next guy but right now paying nearly three times as much isn’t really attractive.
Crap–I just bought 4GB crucial ddr2 for my macbook pro…..so how will this improve my setup even better? So far I have yet (knock on wood) to have my laptop crash at a gig. Will this provide even more insurance?
Nahh, don’t worry about it. I doubt MacBook Pros’ motherboards are even DDR3-compatible. Your RAM is just fine and your MBP should go great.