ASAP max ram for a 2007 macbook pro 17inch

[akira2501]

Currently I have 4 gigs in here. I want to know if it is possible/advisable to upgrade to 6 gb. If so what is the performance boost that I'll see. First hand experience is greatly appreciated. It is a 2.4 santa rosa 17inch mbp 800mhz with a 667 ram bus.

Thank you so much

 

[spinnerlys]

Yes. 6GB is the unofficial maximum.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...k-pro-core-2-duo-2.4-17-santa-rosa-specs.html
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/Pro/Core2/

 

[tflournoy95]

you could probably use this or this to find you answer. is your computer running super slow? what kind of apps do you use? these are pretty standard questions.

 

[iBookG4user]

Yes, it is possible to upgrade to 6GB of RAM. I have 6GB of RAM in my early 2008 MacBook Pro. If you are seeing a lot of page outs then it would be worth it. (You can find out in Activity Monitor. A lot would be the page outs being 25% or more of the page ins. e.g. if you have 400 page ins you want to have 100 page out or less) Personally, it was worth it for me, as I see fewer page outs and faster performance because of that. Although you might also look into getting a SSD, because that will make more of a difference.

 

[akira2501]

thnx

thnx for all the help. I bought it a while back and its awesome when virtualizing and running apert @ the same time. No lags or slow downs @ all.

thnx