RAM, SSD for MBP 15

[lagisibuk]

Guys, need advice

I have new MBP 15" with i7 QC (mid 2012).
I want to upgrade RAM, HDD ...

my question is :

1. RAM : OWC, CORSAIR, CRUCIAL or?? 8GB or 16GB? or ??
2. SSD (maybe 120gb or 240gb), SAMBUNG? OWC? Corsair? or ??

I'm just using my macbook for office and developer apps (mobile, web, c# banking).

I have retina 13" with 8GB SSD 240 before, but this screen very small... i need large screen.

 

[Orlandoech]

Guides in my sig may help.

RAM: Corsair, Kingston, Crucial, G.Skill, Geil, are all good brands. OWC is good but way overpriced for the same thing the others sell.

 

[lagisibuk]

Guides in my sig may help.

RAM: Corsair, Kingston, Crucial, G.Skill, Geil, are all good brands. OWC is good but way overpriced for the same thing the others sell.

Ouwh ic, thanks bro for advice
Maybe I will upgraded to Corsair.

 

[Baunkjaer]

I went with 2*8GB Crucial + 250GB Samsung 840 for 2011 MBP.

 

[Orlandoech]

Ouwh ic, thanks bro for advice
Maybe I will upgraded to Corsair.

"bro"? Really? jk....

No worries. Just avoid ram from non-reputable brands, if you cant find it on newegg.com, avoid it.

SSD, I love Samsung SSDs, the new Crucial M500 seems legit too.

 

[lagisibuk]

I went with 2*8GB Crucial + 250GB Samsung 840 for 2011 MBP.

what is type of crucial and samsung? it's samsung pro?

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"bro"? Really? jk....

No worries. Just avoid ram from non-reputable brands, if you cant find it on newegg.com, avoid it.

SSD, I love Samsung SSDs, the new Crucial M500 seems legit too.

wOOOW.
something wrong with corsair? or you ever have problem with corsair?
please advice

 

[nickandre21]

since this thread relates to ram and hard drive upgrade. A friend of mine wishes to get the 15" mbp with 4 gb ram since the 8 gb version is not available. He decided to upgrade the ram on his own but the reseller her states it will void the warranty. However i do know its user serviceable but i just need to confirm.

 

[Voodoofreak]

since this thread relates to ram and hard drive upgrade. A friend of mine wishes to get the 15" mbp with 4 gb ram since the 8 gb version is not available. He decided to upgrade the ram on his own but the reseller her states it will void the warranty. However i do know its user serviceable but i just need to confirm.

It will not void the warranty.

 

[Yahooligan]

I have 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance and a Samsung 840 Pro 512GB in my mid-2012 cMBP 15", the memory has been in it for the past year and it's been rock solid. The SSD is still pretty new but it's been working great, no issues.

 

[Joseph Farrugia]

Crucial has great support & excellent forums

I went with Crucial 16GB (2 sticks of 8GB) RAM & a Crucial 512GB M4 SSD,
the RAM has lifetime warranty & the SSD has 3 years; could not be happier.

Firmware easy to upgrade, excellent forums which are constantly monitored & updated with new info.

Lifetime warranty is amazing: I bought my 2 sticks of 8GB RAM from ebay; one turned out to be defective, I applied for what is called a RMA; & they replaced it very quickly (only days to deliver to my door) from the UK………& I live in tiny Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea!

HTH,

JF

 

[Yahooligan]

I went with Crucial 16GB (2 sticks of 8GB) RAM & a Crucial 512GB M4 SSD,
both with lifetime warranty & could not be happier.

The SSD has a 3 year warranty, not a lifetime.

 

[lagisibuk]

I went with Crucial 16GB (2 sticks of 8GB) RAM & a Crucial 512GB M4 SSD,
both with lifetime warranty & could not be happier.

Firmware easy to upgrade, excellent forums which are constantly monitored & updated with new info.

Lifetime warranty is amazing: I bought my 2 sticks of 8GB RAM from ebay; one turned out to be defective, I applied for what is called a RMA; & they replaced it very quickly (only days to deliver to my door) from the UK………& I live in tiny Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea!

HTH,

JF

are you sure SSD have a life time warranty??
for RAM maybe yes.

 

[Joseph Farrugia]

are you sure SSD have a life time warranty??
for RAM maybe yes.

My bad, SSD have 3 yrs while RAM have lifetime. I've corrected it in the post for future readers to find the correct info.