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New to Apple - Upgrading RAM on a 2007?

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teacups

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Feb 10, 2013
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So, a friend gave me their old MBP. It's running fine and I have no complaints aside from wanting a little bit more speed. Its stats are below and I tried to include everything. My question is - will upgrading to 4GB of RAM make much of a difference?

Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 128 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11

Memory (for both)
Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK

120GB SSD w/ 91 GB free
 
Yes there's a big jump from 2GB to 4GB. You might want to buy a 4GB chip and then you'd have 5GB (using one of the 1GB chips you currently have). The highest you can go is 6GB on that model, 2GB + 4GB
 
I have the same computer, and I did the 4gb upgrade a while ago. I prefer 4gb because then you can get dual channel (requires matching pairs of ram) for a small speed boost. However, if you think you'll actually need 6gb, then go for that.
 
maybe, maybe not.. really just depends on how you use your computer... monitor your system memory with activity monitor and pay attention to your free ram and page outs....

you have an SSD, which definitely breathes a lot of life into an old computer, and additional RAM could definitely help if you do much multitasking...

but i also bet running a less graphically intensive operating system like snow leopard would help a lot too
 
You may bump into hardware/firmware limitations on how much memory you can install. I had an older 17" MBP that would only recognize 3gb. It would take 2 2gb modules but 1gb wasn't usable.
 
I have this exact model and it's still running fine for me. However, It can only be updgraded to 4gb.

I think this year may be an upgrade year for me. If the macbook pros were touchscreen, I would've bought one already.
 
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