Can Apple Laptop RAM be Used in a PC Laptop?

[Parato Optimal]

Can I use RAM made for Apple laptops in a laptop that origianlly came with Vista on it.
BTW I intend to use Ubuntu.

The RAM seems to have the same specs except perhaps Apple RAM is fully buffered and PC RAM is unbuffered.

Thanks

[mrbobhcrhs]

what are the part numbers of the memory and the model number of the laptop?

[greenmeansgoooo]

Yes, long as both laptops take the same kind of memory.

[Jeffbx]

Yup, I've done it before in the past. As long as it's the same spec (DDR2, DDR3, whatever) it'll work in either machine.

[Parato Optimal]

Corsair VSA4GSDSKIT667C4 Mac Memory 4GB 2 X 2GB PC2-5300 667MHz 200-Pin SODIMM Memory for Apple Laptops
LINK [amazon.com]

My laptop is an Everex NC1502.
It doesn't stipulate Buffered or Unbuffered in the manual.
It uses a Via CPU.

[kakomu]

OP, your memory is DDR2 memory. DDR2 memory is DDR2 memory. It can be used in any computer that uses DDR2 memory. The answer to your question is yes.

As an aside, that is some majorly overpriced memory.

[ChristianM19]

Quote from kakomu : OP, your memory is DDR2 memory. DDR2 memory is DDR2 memory. It can be used in any computer that uses DDR2 memory. The answer to your question is yes. As an aside, that is some majorly overpriced memory.

Not really.
Some have to be compatible with the OS.
For windows, anything is compatible.
MACs are picky as hell though.

[.DC.]

Quote from ChristianM19 : Not really. Some have to be compatible with the OS. For windows, anything is compatible. MACs are picky as hell though.

IIRC...before the switch to intel boards...you had to get ecc ram, non-ecc would not work, and thus you paid more for 9 chips per stick then 8 sticks per non-ecc sticks.

9th was used for parity checking.

Since they were sold less often and had a higher wholesale cost, they'd be a lot more then other memory.

[ChristianM19]

Quote from .DC. : IIRC...before the switch to intel boards...you had to get ecc ram, non-ecc would not work, and thus you paid more for 9 chips per stick then 8 sticks per non-ecc sticks. 9th was used for parity checking. Since they were sold less often and had a higher wholesale cost, they'd be a lot more then other memory.

yeah but MACs are still picky.
Heck, even the memories from the unibody mac, DDR3, are not fully compatible with the new unibody macbook pros. No idea why. And memory isn't faulty either(only happens to aftermarket RAM)

[.DC.]

Quote from ChristianM19 : yeah but MACs are still picky. Heck, even the memories from the unibody mac, DDR3, are not fully compatible with the new unibody macbook pros. No idea why. And memory isn't faulty either(only happens to aftermarket RAM)

*Cough...Cough must only buy white logo ram per mister jobs...?

[ChristianM19]

Quote from .DC. : *Cough...Cough must only buy white logo ram per mister jobs...?

Not really. I just complain to the manufacturer until they send me a tested version. Then, I sell my RAM that came with my mac on craigslist for almost the same price apple charges and the upgraded memory pays for itself.
Just pointing out macs are picky. And it always happens after an OSX update release

[.DC.]

Quote from ChristianM19 : Not really. I just complain to the manufacturer until they send me a tested version. Then, I sell my RAM that came with my mac on craigslist for almost the same price apple charges and the upgraded memory pays for itself. Just pointing out macs are picky. And it always happens after an OSX update release

Those updates are his way of reminding folks about buying ram with out his logo.

[ChristianM19]

Quote from .DC. : Those updates are his way or reminding folks about buying ram with out his logo.

And people complain about MS

[Parato Optimal]

I've read in various forums where some say it's the same and some say if your laptop uses unbuffered, you cannot use buffered. I Googled RAM specs and read someplace that buffered RAM wont work in a system that comes with unbuffered RAM. That's why I was confused.

You think it's over priced?
It was $40 or $50 after rebate when it was in-stock. Most places I've seen wanted @ $50 for 2GB. This deal was for 4GB. Can you point me to a RAM deal?

Thanks and thank you for everyone's help/wisdom.

[ChristianM19]

I just google your notebook model
200-pin DDR2-533 PC2-4200 SODIMM non ecc unbuffered
for 40 for 4gb, it's a pretty good deal as prices keep going up