Back in time - Macbook Pro 3,1 (non unibody) 4 to 6gb upgrade

[WristyManchego]

Anyone have a solid 10 year old Macbook Pro like I who has done the upgrade from 4gb ram to 6gb?

I'm considering it to get last legs out of my wonderful machine and wanting to know if anyone with first-hand experience recommends it.

FYI, for those not in the know, the 4GB single stick required is $150+ so it's not what I'd call in the range of throw-money-at-it-and-see.

 

[iModFrenzy]

Anyone have a solid 10 year old Macbook Pro like I who has done the upgrade from 4gb ram to 6gb?

I'm considering it to get last legs out of my wonderful machine and wanting to know if anyone with first-hand experience recommends it.

FYI, for those not in the know, the 4GB single stick required is $150+ so it's not what I'd call in the range of throw-money-at-it-and-see.

I haven’t done the upgrade to a Mac specifically but I have bought 4GB sticks for ThinkPads. The ram should cost you around $80 for a stick. I did some searching and actually found this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...b_200-pin_ddr2_so-dimm-_-20-231-202-_-Product

What's even funnier is that it has a review from a MBP 3,1 user stating their experience with the upgrade.

Also few questions, What OS is the MBP running? Does it have an SSD installed?

 

[WristyManchego]

Right on, guy goes in to some detail as well.

I was talking AUD with the $150+ so 80USD sounds about right.

Running El Capitan with 4gb RAM, OCZ SSD (first series about 7 years old) to replace optical.