Boost RAM for Macbook 3.1

[Phycoduck]

Hi all, I have a question for the forum.

I have a Macbook 3.1 with 4GB’s of ram. The hardware is working properly and the kernels / processes are clean. But now I use my Macbook for work I need to find away of boosting the speed by increasing the RAM. I know you can add a SSD card in the Macbook pro via the expansion slot which boosts the performance.

My question is, Can I do the same with my Macbook 3.1 by adding a 8GB SSD drive to the USB or Firewire?

I will update the Macbook at the next refresh. By then I can expand the RAM to 8GB, but I’m looking for a small solution for now.

Thanks all for your help
Duck.

 

[spinnerlys]

Hi all, I have a question for the forum.

I have a Macbook 3.1 with 4GB’s of ram. The hardware is working properly and the kernels / processes are clean. But now I use my Macbook for work I need to find away of boosting the speed by increasing the RAM. I know you can add a SSD card in the Macbook pro via the expansion slot which boosts the performance.

My question is, Can I do the same with my Macbook 3.1 by adding a 8GB SSD drive to the USB or Firewire?

I will update the Macbook at the next refresh. By then I can expand the RAM to 8GB, but I’m looking for a small solution for now.

Thanks all for your help
Duck.

USB will only give you a read and write speed of 25-35MB/s, FW400 30-40MB/s, FW800 55-70MB/s. Your internal HDD will be faster than USB and FW400 and most probably FW800. It would be a waste of money, as SSDs offer more speed than those ports can really deliver.

As for updating to 8GB of RAM - it's not possible, as the MacBook 3.1 only can use 4GB of RAM, everything more is just useless and might even make the computer unstable.

 

[Phycoduck]

So the only way to increase the speed is to swap the hard drive for an SSD?

Rats, thanks for that.