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I can't believe that these kits are more popular. If G.Skill can sell a 4GB CL4 kit for $85... then WHY are these not the most popular type of mobile memory?
Here's something you don't see everyday. Corsair have just released some low-latency memory for MacBook's and MacBook Pro's, improving on stock and upgrade memory that can be had through Apple or most anywhere else. The press release assumes that Mac users don't need to know what they are purchasing, because there is absolutely no mention of memory density or what makes these "low-latency". Luckily, we can judge from the model code that this is a 4GB kit and has a CAS latency of 4.
The kit is available in a 2x2GB configuration, which makes the low-latency status even more important since with higher-density comes higher latency. Having a lower CAS latency will improve performance with certain application tasks, such as importing into Adobe Photoshop and most likely Aperture as well. Corsair claims the new kit will also improve Windows Vista via Bootcamp.
The kit is "immediately available" and retails for $159.99USD. That seems rather high considering a comparable G.Skill kit at NewEgg (identical specs) costs half as much. That kit is not Mac-specific, but architecturally, the modules are not any different than what's found in a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
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Fremont, CA, March 13, 2008 - Corsair http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, announced today the world's first high performance memory modules made especially for the Mac. The new Corsair memory modules are the industry's first low latency modules specifically tuned for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop computers.
The kit is available in a 2x2GB configuration, which makes the low-latency status even more important since with higher-density comes higher latency. Having a lower CAS latency will improve performance with certain application tasks, such as importing into Adobe Photoshop and most likely Aperture as well. Corsair claims the new kit will also improve Windows Vista via Bootcamp.
The kit is "immediately available" and retails for $159.99USD. That seems rather high considering a comparable G.Skill kit at NewEgg (identical specs) costs half as much. That kit is not Mac-specific, but architecturally, the modules are not any different than what's found in a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
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Fremont, CA, March 13, 2008 - Corsair http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, announced today the world's first high performance memory modules made especially for the Mac. The new Corsair memory modules are the industry's first low latency modules specifically tuned for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop computers.
I can't believe that these kits are more popular. If G.Skill can sell a 4GB CL4 kit for $85... then WHY are these not the most popular type of mobile memory?