MacBook Upgrade Advice?

[ricksen24]

Hi Guys,

Was contemplating upgrading my Macbook Pro, its a 2011 model see the screen shots for more info.

First stop i was thinking was the Ram, the computer does lag a bit when i have more than one or two applications open.

Could anyone recommend me some decent ram sticks to take me up to 16gb for a decent price?

Im from the UK and dont really no much about these things!

Help appreciated guys

 

[chriscl]

Go to Crucial:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

They have a 'magic' tool that will interrogate your Mac and show you the compatible upgrades.

I recently upgraded the RAM in my mid-2012 cMBP, 16GB of RAM for less than £60 which is a bargain!

That's the upgrade to go for, if you have the cash!

 

[ricksen24]

Go to Crucial:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

They have a 'magic' tool that will interrogate your Mac and show you the compatible upgrades.

I recently upgraded the RAM in my mid-2012 cMBP, 16GB of RAM for less than £60 which is a bargain!

That's the upgrade to go for, if you have the cash!

Thanks Chris, will check it out.

How you finding the upgrade?

 

[T5BRICK]

I'd check on amazon.co.uk. I generally suggest Crucial, Corsair or g.skill. Just read through the reviews and see if you can find other Mac owners experiences with what you're buying. Often there will be a lot of good information in the reviews.

 

[chriscl]

Thanks Chris, will check it out.

How you finding the upgrade?

For the cost, the increase in performance has been fantastic. I've noticed significant improvements in the speed at which applications launch, plus - and most relevant for me - the ease and speed at which I can switch between apps now, seeing as I tend to leave Safari, Mail, Messages, iTunes and a couple of other apps open all the time, and am also often switching between Photoshop Elements, iMovie and a couple of others.

The RAM increase has certainly made a very useful improvement to performance for me; best possible bang-for-your-buck (or Pound) you can get.

 

[richnyc]

RAM first, then SSD

 

[michial]

Just got my 16gb of RAM from OWC ( www.macsales.com ) in the mail and swapped out my 4gb stock in my 2012 cmbp 15" 2.3. It smokes now. No beach balls anymore. Wow. It was so easy. It took 5 minutes to do it.