Steve G2

Is it easy? Bought a 2011 Macbook Pro but with having multiple browsers open all the time each with perhaps a dozen tabs, plus mail, plus evernote, it gets a bit laggy. Wanted to upgrade to 8GB but can't swallow the Apple price tag.

jura11

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Have look on Crucial website,here is quick find

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/list...02011)&Cat=RAM

Many people who have Macbook or something for Apple bought RAM from Crucial and all are happy

Jura

Ant

Yes bought my ram from crucial, the process is the easiest thing ever!

Just make sure when the new ones go in they are seated correctly

Steve G2

Wow Jura Thanks! What an excellent site! I did the computer scan and it shows you the compatible upgrades. I had no idea I could upgrade to 16GB either.

Cheers
Steve

boxst

Yes as above. I run windows in a VM so upgraded to 8gb and it now flies along. Crucial are cheap (I was amazed how little it was for 8gb) and apart from unscrewing the aluminium case it is very, very easy.

Steve G2

Thanks Ant and Boxt,

I was just seeing if I could find any reviews on the 16GB upgrade. I know Apple state 8GB max on their specs but I'm wondering if I should go for the 16GB instead. Any thoughts?

Ant

What do you use it for?

I use it for photo editing and 8gb is more than enough.

Steve G2

Hi Ant,

Web Design mainly, But I usually have Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Opera open with a good few tabs in each, plus mail, plus evernote, Gimp and goodness knows what else. Sometimes it can get a bit laggy. So you think 8GB will be ok? Its double what it's running now I suppose. This is my first Mac after switching from PCs so it's been a bit of a learning curve I guess.

Ant

8gb should run that fine, i sometimes have dreamweaver and photoshop running side by side whilst itunes is playing music.

Steve G2

Oh that's great. I'll order it now. Thanks a lot for your input.

Steve

SinghSuperStud

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I did RAM too on my MAcbook mate but would also recommend SSD - single biggest upgrade you can do on your machine .... the thing flies

Goes from turn on to useable state in about 18-20 seconds and mine isn't even supporting the fastest bus speed!

If you can't afford a large drive you can do away with the Superdrive and install an optibay module into which you can mount your existing drive - OS on the SSD and your data on the other one!

Ant

Do people turn there macs off. Mine is brilliant in standby so stays that way.

Boot times i see are pointless , I don't mind waiting that extra 40 seconds.

Steve G2

I must admit I've only turned my off twice in 3 months. I just close the lid usually.

SinghSuperStud

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I usually close the lid on mine too but I wanted to give you an idea on now much it improves things. I find ssd's mean applications open faster and the system generally feels more responsive :-)

Steve G2

Does the SSD replace the existing drive or is there room in there for both?

Ant

Replaces it. I upgraded mine to a 640gb as soon as I got it

JackClark

You can replace the CD drive with a SSD. That's my next move, I've used the CD maybe twice in over a year.

Steve G2

Ahh, Now that would interest me

JackClark

http://www.mcetech.com/optibay/

Ant

$99 for the enclosure I'll pass and wait for SSD prices to drop

SinghSuperStud

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Ant - check out amazon - can be had for a lot less and even come with an enclosure so you can use the SuperDrive as an external usbbdrive.

eBay ones can be had for 20-30 quid :-)

Steve G2

Memory arrived this morning, I found a Philips #00 screwdriver and it took less than ten minutes. 8GB upgrade for just £34 - Bargain.

Thanks a lot for all your help guys!

Ant

No worries I paid about the same