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Aluminum MacBooks don't like memory upgrades
jkOnTheRun — Macs are notorious for being intolerant when it comes to memory upgrades.  They have been known for years to start exhibiting problems when RAM goes bad and especially when third party RAM upgrades are installed.  Savvy Mac owners know there are a few vendors that produce RAM modules that work fine in Macs and know that to use RAM modules from other sources is asking for trouble. I was aware of this reputation so when I decided to upgrade my new aluminum MacBook to 4 GB I played it safe and bought the memory from Crucial.  Crucial memory has long been acceptable to use in Macs and I expected no problems from the ...

New MacBooks Are Cranky: They Have Insomnia and Hate Third-Party RAM [MacBook]
Gizmodo — ... Now for the memory problem. In short, memory upgrades—with all of the proper specifications like DDR3-1066, etc.—from third party makers, even super-reliable ones like Crucial and OWC, are making new MacBooks go bonkers, with crashes, lock-ups and other wonkiness. Reinstalling the original sticks make the craziness go away, like magic, as does purchasing the RAM straight from Apple. (FWIW, Apple's using Samsung RAM.) ...

Something nasty in Apple’s lappy juice?
CrunchGear — Just bought a shiny new MacBook? Ready to slap a 3rd party memory upgrade in it? Not so fast, sunshine. Turns out that some of the users on the Apple Support Discussion forums are finding out that the approved 3rd party memory upgrades are causing instability and lock-ups. Reports seem to indicate that only Apple brand RAM is working properly. Which is fine, if you are drinking the cider and don’t mind paying the premium for the Apple logo (as much as double the street price for DIMMs). Of course, at the moment you can’t even buy the official Apple memory since they are out of stock. So the best thing to ...