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BlueGoldAce

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Hello everyone,

I purchased a MacBook pro 15 in yesterday...everything upgraded to best apple offers except the ram, which is only 4 gb. What is the best/maximum upgrade I can put into this laptop? What would you recommend for best performance at a decent price?

Also, how is the stock memory configured? Other wards how is it installed? Is there a empty space for memory, or is all the slots filled?

Thanks, I appreciate the help.
 
Stock is 2x2GB sticks. Both slots full.

Newegg will have 8GB of RAM for under $50. Order some up and install, easy as that.
 
You can put up to 16GB in it, but that's still pretty expensive. Most people wouldn't find 16GB useful, and not knowing what you do, 8GB might not even benefit you that much. But if you do want to upgrade, just grab 8GB (two 4GB modules), which is pretty cheap.

It's installed 2x2GB from the factory, and there are only two slots.
 
16GB is the max that it will take (2 x 8GB sodimms ). I believe that it's around 600 bucks for that kit. I picked up a crucial 8GB kit ( 2 x 4GB sodimms) for 50 bucks on amazon. Well worth the upgrade IMHO as everything feels "snappier".
 
Hey there. Head into activity monitor and get the values of your pagein and pageout. Assuming you're currently doing what you normally do on your Mac, it'll give us the best indication of which upgrade would best suit your needs.

It'll be clearer if you've rebooted relatively recently too.

And of course. What do you do with your mac?
 
New Egg has this one on sell.

Would this be a good option?

I am a pHD student in neuroscience, and I do a lot of image overlay and editing of microscopic images.

Thanks
 
For the link I posted above. The memory is compatible with a mac book pro right? For example, the pin count is 240, while the native memory in the mac book pin count is 204. A few other things differ.

Sorry, I am not super knowledgable in this area.

Newegg also has this, which is a well known brand. Will this and the corsair brand work? Which is better?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-102711-Index-_-DesktopMemory-_-20145315-L03B

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...C-102711-Index-_-LaptopMemory-_-20139482-L03D


Thanks again
 
BlueGoldAce said:
For the link I posted above. The memory is compatible with a mac book pro right? For example, the pin count is 240, while the native memory in the mac book pin count is 204. A few other things differ.

Sorry, I am not super knowledgable in this area.

Newegg also has this, which is a well known brand. Will this and the corsair brand work? Which is better?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-102711-Index-_-DesktopMemory-_-20145315-L03B

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...C-102711-Index-_-LaptopMemory-_-20139482-L03D


Thanks again
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get these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145281
 
I am going to head to Best Buy after work and see what is up if I can find me something, or is there a better place? Radio Shack?
 
bls8195 said:
I am going to head to Best Buy after work and see what is up if I can find me something, or is there a better place? Radio Shack?
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Typically it's cheaper when you buy it online. I bought an 8GB kit of crucial RAM from Amazon for 50 bucks, which with overnight shipping will probably still be cheaper than getting it from Best Buy or Radio Shack.
 
Late 2008 Macbook Pro Memory Upgrade

Hey everyone, I didn't want to start a new thread after I saw this one and was looking for a little help.

I have a late 2008 macbook pro with 2GB of ram. Im looking to upgrade to the max (4GB), judging on some of the recommendations above I found the following:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-145-282&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

I think it will work but just wanted to make sure before I purchased it. The following page on Apple's website explains the specs for the installed memory.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1270#link5

The only difference I can see is that the installed memory is at 1066 MHz and I think the corsair is at 1333 Mhz. Thanks for the help! :D
 
Furgster said:
Hey everyone, I didn't want to start a new thread after I saw this one and was looking for a little help.

I have a late 2008 macbook pro with 2GB of ram. Im looking to upgrade to the max (4GB), judging on some of the recommendations above I found the following:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-145-282&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

I think it will work but just wanted to make sure before I purchased it. The following page on Apple's website explains the specs for the installed memory.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1270#link5

The only difference I can see is that the installed memory is at 1066 MHz and I think the corsair is at 1333 Mhz. Thanks for the help! :D
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Not sure if that will work, it may, but why chance it :) . I think this is a better fit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148192

(you'll need to order 2 since it's a single SODIMM)
 
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