Processer, CPU or RAM bottleneck?

[Redwing085]

Looking to speed up my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) w/ following specs:

Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 (2X4GB)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
(approx 70gbs free of 250)

What suggestions do you all have to speed up my computer? I am considering installing a 250GB SSD but want to make sure that the hard drive is the root of my performance issues.

Thanks

 

[Freyqq]

Looking to speed up my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) w/ following specs:

Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 (2X4GB)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
(approx 70gbs free of 250)

What suggestions do you all have to speed up my computer? I am considering installing a 250GB SSD but want to make sure that the hard drive is the root of my performance issues.

Thanks

SSD will help, but the cpu is still slow compared to more current computers.

 

[Redwing085]

SSD will help, but it is still slow compared to more current computers.

Thanks for quick response. So is that a processor issue?

Initial OS start up and Application startup is my main issue.

 

[Freyqq]

Thanks for quick response. So is that a processor issue?

Initial OS start up and Application startup is my main issue.

Those are both issues solved by an ssd. Cpu is more the performance in the application itself, after it has started.

Ram is more how many programs/tasks you can have going at the same time before it starts slowing down.

 

[Redwing085]

Those are both issues solved by an ssd. Cpu is more the performance in the application itself, after it has started.

Ram is more how many programs/tasks you can have going at the same time before it starts slowing down.

Very helpful, thanks!

 

[snaky69]

Looking to speed up my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) w/ following specs:

Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 (2X4GB)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
(approx 70gbs free of 250)

What suggestions do you all have to speed up my computer? I am considering installing a 250GB SSD but want to make sure that the hard drive is the root of my performance issues.

Thanks

Speed it up doing what? Without that info any comment you'll read could be totally off.

 

[Redwing085]

Speed it up doing what? Without that info any comment you'll read could be totally off.

Initial OS start up and Application startup is my main issue. I'll be opening same file as person next to me but it will take me longer to both startup my computer and open up the application/file.

 

[Agent-P]

Initial OS start up and Application startup is my main issue. I'll be opening same file as person next to me but it will take me longer to both startup my computer and open up the application/file.

I would agree with Freyqq that an SSD would be the best upgrade to make at this point. Those two items you listed (boot times and application launch speed) are directly addressed by the SSD itself. Once you go SSD, you'll never be able to use a computer with a mechanical hard drive the same way again.

 

[Meister]

ssd

 

[snaky69]

Initial OS start up and Application startup is my main issue. I'll be opening same file as person next to me but it will take me longer to both startup my computer and open up the application/file.

Then the hard drive is your bottleneck.

 

[Redwing085]

Thanks to all