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Upgrading RAM in a MacBook Pro 15"?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:42 am
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:42 am
I don't know a lot about laptops... My skills/experience are in desktop only, and windows-based at that.
How do I figure out which RAM I need to buy? I am comfortable installing it, but it's getting a little too slow.
I just got a new laptop from work and the motherfricker smokes... My personal mac is getting jealous!
TIA.
eta: I bought it around Q3-4 2012..
How do I figure out which RAM I need to buy? I am comfortable installing it, but it's getting a little too slow.
I just got a new laptop from work and the motherfricker smokes... My personal mac is getting jealous!
TIA.
eta: I bought it around Q3-4 2012..
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:45 am to yankeeundercover
More info plz.
Model year? How much RAM is in it already? When do you notice it getting slow? i.e. at first boot? When browsing? Using a specific program? etc.
Odds are, SSD is the answer rather than RAM, or at least a better answer.
Model year? How much RAM is in it already? When do you notice it getting slow? i.e. at first boot? When browsing? Using a specific program? etc.
Odds are, SSD is the answer rather than RAM, or at least a better answer.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 11:46 am
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:58 am to yankeeundercover
Regular MBP or retina? Either way go to crucial.com and download and run the scanner. It'll tell you how much ram you have and the max amount you can take?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:21 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Is this what you're looking for?
quote:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.69f4
Serial Number (system): C02H61CKDV7M
Hardware UUID: 0368F06C-19C8-5DBA-A442-F6F2223971AE
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:23 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
When do you notice it getting slow?
quote:
first boot
quote:Basically, I have to reboot it ever few days to get it back to neutral...
When browsing
I just doesn't feel like it responds as quickly as the new work pc..
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:31 pm to yankeeundercover
Use activity monitor to see how much of that 4GB is in use when A) You first boot, and B) when you notice it slowing down significantly. If you aren't using 4GB now, then adding more RAM isn't the solution. Does it already have an SSD? Were 2012's using PCIe SSDs at this point?
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:40 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Activity Monitor:
Physical Memory: 4.00 GB
Memory Used: 3.97-99 GB
Virtual Memory: 8.18 GB
Swap Used: 1.40 GB
Physical Memory: 4.00 GB
Memory Used: 3.97-99 GB
Virtual Memory: 8.18 GB
Swap Used: 1.40 GB
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:42 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:Macintosh HD:
Does it already have an SSD? Were 2012's using PCIe SSDs at this point?
Available: 508.89 GB (508,894,871,552 bytes)
Capacity: 749.3 GB (749,296,615,424 bytes)
Mount Point: /
File System: Journaled HFS+
Writable: Yes
Ignore Ownership: No
BSD Name: disk0s2
Volume UUID: E124E204-A559-3C2E-912F-F973A477A009
Physical Drive:
Media Name: APPLE HDD HTS547575A9E384 Media
Medium Type: Rotational
Protocol: SATA
Internal: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:43 pm to yankeeundercover
crucial.com
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:03 pm to Brian Wilson
Any chance anyone has a working promo code? The ones I'm finding on the deal sites don't seem to be working...
I'm getting 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 PC3-10600 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
I'm getting 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 PC3-10600 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:05 pm to yankeeundercover
Regular hard drive. Probably the cause of slow-downs, but check your memory usage as I said.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:10 pm to yankeeundercover
Yeah you need to upgrade your RAM, but your new work pc probably smokes your Mac because it has an SSD.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:41 pm to jaTigerfan
quote:How difficult would this be to upgrade or is it like putting lipstick on a pig at this point?
because it has an SSD.
If I do upgrade, I assume I would need to image my current drive to an external and then repopulate after hardware install?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:55 pm to yankeeundercover
quote:
How difficult would this be to upgrade or is it like putting lipstick on a pig at this point?
Will make you feel like you have a brand new computer.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:59 pm to yankeeundercover
quote:
If I do upgrade, I assume I would need to image my current drive to an external and then repopulate after hardware install?
This will walk you through it
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:10 pm to colorchangintiger
Alright, so upgrading to a SSD and the RAM, I'll be good to go for another few years?
What specs would I be looking for on a SSD?
Can you guys click this link and give me an idea of what I should be looking for?
LINK
What specs would I be looking for on a SSD?
Can you guys click this link and give me an idea of what I should be looking for?
LINK
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:15 pm to yankeeundercover
I prefer the Samsung evo drives over the crucial drives. The crucial drives seem to cause a lot of heat compared to others. I've actually seen a couple crucial ssd failures, I've yet to see any evo drives fail.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:31 pm to XxxSpooky1
Well, except for the 840 EVO slow-down scandal, I too like Samsung drives. There's nothing wrong with Crucial drives either. Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:33 pm to yankeeundercover
quote:
What specs would I be looking for on a SSD?
Don't worry about that. Get the capacity you need. If going with Crucial, MX100 or MX200.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:39 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Buy an 850 Model 
Either way, Samsung was supposed to release another patch this month in order to fix the issue completely after originally supplying a patch in October that repair a large portion of the affected 840 units.
Either way, Samsung was supposed to release another patch this month in order to fix the issue completely after originally supplying a patch in October that repair a large portion of the affected 840 units.
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