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good thinkin, 
whenever i get something i always make sure I'm the only one at home when it gets delivered.
no 'how much have you spent on that'
what the wife doesn't know won't hurt her (or me)
whenever i get something i always make sure I'm the only one at home when it gets delivered.
no 'how much have you spent on that'
what the wife doesn't know won't hurt her (or me)
good thinkin,
whenever i get something i always make sure I'm the only one at home when it gets delivered.
no 'how much have you spent on that'
what the wife doesn't know won't hurt her (or me)
It worked wonderfully.
She txted me a picture of the flowers and shortly after, the RAM came in. Be careful though, I thought I was doing well for a bit, then she had a day off and busted me when I bought 2 X 500gig drives for my file server.. "I thought you weren't buying anymore?".. oops. Hello. I bough the RAM from OWC. Two day shipping and thus far, no issues.
http://eshop.macsales.com/
RAM came in today and it's working great. Kinda scared me when I first booted up, it took a little longer for it to come up. I figured it was scanning/registering/whatever the new RAM. I can see a noticeable difference already.
Now to get this drive, might order it tonight of BB or someone local doesn't have it.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=525
Opinions on that drive?
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It worked wonderfully.
Hello. I bough the RAM from OWC. Two day shipping and this far, no issues.
http://eshop.macsales.com/
RAM came in today and it's working great. Kinda scared me when I first booted up, it took a little longer for it to come up. I figured it was scanning/registering/whatever the new RAM. I can see a noticeable difference already.
Now to get this drive, might order it tonight of BB or someone local doesn't have it.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=525
Opinions on that drive?
Do you know if i can buy OWC ram in europe?
Yes you can. I've seen many reviews of them that all say they're a terrific international shipper.
I think so.
He's correct about shipping to other countries. I just looked it up on their site's FAQ:
http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/displayFAQDetails.cfm?ID=645
Just add the items you want into the shopping cart then select the country.
Thus far the RAM is working really well. I haven't noticed anything in a negative sense. I know switching from screen to screen is a lot smoother and the boot up time even seems to be quicker.
I was finally able to get 8Gs of ram for my mid 2010 Macbook. Should be in today sometime. Wife may not like it but, I have a vase of flowers being delivered as well. So hopefully it off sets the delivery of my ram.
Hey, I can see that you upgraded your HDD to SSD, I have the same MacBook 2010 7.1 White, I upgraded to 8GB Kingston a few months a go, and now I have it with the stock 5400 rpm Hitachi HDD, I use my MacBook to edit videos ( up to 1 gb size ) and it is really slow when it comes to exporting files in Final Cut, sometimes it takes up to 2-3 hours ( 6-10 mins 720p video ) I stopped exporting in 1080p because it will take forever to export. I don't know if that's because of the HDD. Anyway Do you edit/export videos? Is it fast with the SSD? And is it worth upgrading?
I'm a simple user and it makes everything I do, FAST. I am not a professional in the sense of Apple with graphics/videos. I just know the 16 second boot up; from being turned off is awesome.
I'd say upgrade and you should be able to sling out 1080p videos a LOT faster.
I'm a simple user and it makes everything I do, FAST. I am not a professional in the sense of Apple with graphics/videos. I just know the 16 second boot up; from being turned off is awesome.
I'd say upgrade and you should be able to sling out 1080p videos a LOT faster.
thanks, i am gonna give it a try
i did upgrade to Crucial M4 256 ssd, it's amazing, starts up in 12 seconds, shuts down in 3 seconds. video exporting is ok (anyway the MacBook mid 2010 white is pretty old) but it does not take as long as it used to. overall i am satisfied, any app starts in under 1 second including FCP X and Aperture. i guess no more modifications to make
pity it does not take 16 GB of RAMi did upgrade to Crucial M4 256 ssd, it's amazing, starts up in 12 seconds, shuts down in 3 seconds. video exporting is ok (anyway the MacBook mid 2010 white is pretty old) but it does not take as long as it used to. overall i am satisfied, any app starts in under 1 second including FCP X and Aperture. i guess no more modifications to make
My mid 2010 Macbooks acepts 16G ram.
My thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1508452/
Post from OWC:
http://blog.macsales.com/16302-some...mpaign=Feed:+owc+(Other+World+Computing+Blog)
My mid 2010 Macbooks acepts 16G ram.
My thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1508452/
Post from OWC:
http://blog.macsales.com/16302-some...mpaign=Feed:+owc+(Other+World+Computing+Blog)
that's insane, i am gonna give it a try, thanks for sharing
that's insane, i am gonna give it a try, thanks for sharing
No problem at all. Good luck!
thanks, could you run NovaBench (free from the AppStore) & CineBench (free from maxon) & geekbench 2 if you have it, and post the results? i would like to see if it's worth the upgrade for my needs
appreciatedthanks, could you run NovaBench (free from the AppStore) & CineBench (free from maxon) & geekbench 2 if you have it, and post the results? i would like to see if it's worth the upgrade for my needs
Definitely. I'll do it tonight when I get home. I'll be working on it anyways. I sold my 2009 Mac mini last night that was my media center. Now I have to make my 2010 the media server.... per my 5yo and 2yo's demands...
EDIT: I do have GeekBench. I think I ran it before. Let me look.
EDIT1: Here is the GeekBench 64B with 8Gs ram. (Says early but, everymac says mid *shrugs*)
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1355624
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this is before the 16GB of RAM, isn't it?
Edit: i was asking about the benchmarks for the Mid 2010 MacBook
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this is before the 16GB of RAM, isn't it?
Edit: i was asking about the benchmarks for the Mid 2010 MacBook
Oh crap. Sorry I was busy today. I'll do the Macbook in just a few, right after I eat.
Ok, wife had other plans but, now that I'm at a client's office, here you go:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1503608
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1503608
thanks
i can see it's about the same like your Mac mini and about the same like my MacBook http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1504726 .anyway, i am gonna give the 16GB a try, thanks again
thanks
anyway, i am gonna give the 16GB a try, thanks again
Very good. Good luck!