dk's linked thread and the "WallStreet" both predate my experience, so I can't comment.
I can say, though, that the above-spec DIMMs I bought for my 13" Early 2009 MacBook did appear in Crucial's Advisor tool's readout...no searching or advance knowledge required.
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