So I am looking to pump up the performance in my Late-2011 Macbook Pro 13" and have been looking into Ram options. I have seen some go for $150 for 16GB and then some like the Crucial brand go for $60 for 16GB on Amazon. Is Crucial a good brand to go with?
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Crucial Ram any good?
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I have had good luck with Crucial RAM. I have 16 Gb of it in my 15" Late 2011 MBP. Crucial has a good reputation.
I've upgraded my Mac Mini (Late 2012) to 16 GB RAM with a pair of 8 GB Crucial RAM and I it works perfect!
I've ordered RAM directly from Crucial web portal.
Yep love crucial ram, but would recommend a crucial SSD instead of a Ram upgrade first it'll give you a far better boost than a Ram upgrade.
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Pay attention to what Samuelsan is saying above.
Particularly if you're using Mavericks, Yosemite or El Capitan, putting an SSD in there will probably do FAR more for you, than just upgrading the RAM ...
Pay attention to what Samuelsan is saying above.
Particularly if you're using Mavericks, Yosemite or El Capitan, putting an SSD in there will probably do FAR more for you, than just upgrading the RAM ...
I have 8gb of Crucial RAM in my Mid-2010 MBP and im thinking of upgrading to a 1TB SSD, does staying within the same brand line matter in this case? ie: having the same brand of RAM and SSD? I was eyeing the Samsung 850 Evo for my SSD upgrade..
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I've used crucial RAM in MANY Mac upgrades, for myself and family members. Not a single issue yet.
As mentioned above, Crucial is a fine brand.
One question though - how do you know RAM is the primary bottleneck? On a 2011 MBP I'd probably look to switching to an SSD first unless you've checked actual RAM usage and found you're thrashing (in which case I'd probably upgrade both)
You're right, there doesn't tend to be a huge amount of difference. But there isn't a huge price difference either so you might as well go with a reputable company that has a lifetime warranty in case something does go wrong. Like Crucial.
I use Crucial. I'm happy with it.