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Rate my Pro/Additional Ram Advice

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monkeyking0

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Hey sup folks. First post here. I just saw the new MacBook Pro line and I'm a bit in awe because I just bought a refurbish Mid-2010 version. Even though I am not too informative with hardware I THINK that it's still very good in terms of performance. I have 2.8 Ghz, 4gb RAM and 500 GB memory. I just need someone to verify that for me please (to push my ego :D). Also any recommendations where to buy additional memory and how to it works? I saw some brief instructions on the Apple website and it seemed fairly easy. I'd like to upgrade to 16gb.

These are my specs. Thanks!!

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0F
SMC Version (system): 1.58f16
Serial Number (system): 73214002HR5
Hardware UUID: 3D5FC20D-1CE4-5BEC-BD63-B0D85A06EADC
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
 
I THINK that it's still very good in terms of performance.
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Why don't you tell us. Is it fast enough for what you do on a daily basis? If so, then it's very good in terms of performance. Since you don't tell us how you use your computer we can't help you, and even if we did it likely wouldn't convince you to buy another one.

Also, you probably don't need 16 GB of RAM.
 
You REALLY need to describe how you use it. It could be fine for you.
 
Sorry I should have explained further. Anyway, Of course I'm an everyday user (browsing, streaming etc) but I'm also a music producer and mostly that is what my spec decision was for. No fancy video rendering or anything. I would occasionally play video games (and GTA: San Andreas does experience freezes). I definitely want to utilize some more ram for that. I run Logic Pro 9 and Reason 5.0.

Also my Macbook gets hot easily and alot. It doesn't bother me too much but I'm just terrified of potential damages.
 
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Popular places to get RAM are OWC and Crucial. There are only 2 RAM slots, if you currently have 2 x 2 GB then you need to get 2 x 4 GB and make sure it is the right speed, in your case 1333 MHz.

As for temperature, if the laptop would get too hot, it would shut down to prevent damage. This has never happened on my computer, though.
 
monkeyking0 said:
Sorry I should have explained further. Anyway, Of course I'm an everyday user (browsing, streaming etc) but I'm also a music producer and mostly that is what my spec decision was for. No fancy video rendering or anything. I would occasionally play video games (and GTA: San Andreas does experience freezes). I definitely want to utilize some more ram for that. I run Logic Pro 9 and Reason 5.0.

Also my Macbook gets hot easily and alot. It doesn't bother me too much but I'm just terrified of potential damages.
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Your selection work well with what you do with everything except for gaming. It's too bad because Apple's graphics rendering has always been sub-par to every other category of their machines. As long as you're getting desirable frame rates with the games you play, then you made a fine choice. For better results, move up to 2011 dedicated GPU/2012 integrated, and then 2012 dedicated.
 
Rizzn said:
Your selection work well with what you do with everything except for gaming. It's too bad because Apple's graphics rendering has always been sub-par to every other category of their machines. As long as you're getting desirable frame rates with the games you play, then you made a fine choice. For better results, move up to 2011 dedicated GPU/2012 integrated, and then 2012 dedicated.
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Thx alot but what is GPU? I know that might be a dumb question. It does work well. Sims 3 I run without problems, San Andreas freezes in cutscenes (even though the graphics are much less demanding) but runs smoothly. Not trying to do any heavy gaming. Maybe just Diablo III but that shouldn't be a problem either

@MacBird IS there no way I can get 2 x 8? How do I know if I have 2 x 2 or 1 x 4 (If that exists)? I'd really love to just get 16 and call it a day
 
MacBird said:
Popular places to get RAM are OWC and Crucial. There are only 2 RAM slots, if you currently have 2 x 2 GB then you need to get 2 x 4 GB and make sure it is the right speed, in your case 1333 MHz.
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I believe 1067 MHz RAM for mid-2010 although 1333 MHz will also work.

Max 8 GB - you can't go to 16 GB (according to Apple).
 
cruggles said:
I believe 1067 MHz RAM for mid-2010 although 1333 MHz will also work.

Max 8 GB - you can't go to 16 GB (according to Apple).
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Yes, you are right about the speed of the original RAM. I put 1333 MHz RAM in my 2008 uMBP and it runs at the higher speed.
 
MacBird said:
Yes, you are right about the speed of the original RAM. I put 1333 MHz RAM in my 2008 uMBP and it runs at the higher speed.
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That's interesting, I'm sorry if we're getting off topic but do you actually know if it's running at the higher speed or is it just identifying itself to the system as higher speed RAM?
 
cruggles said:
That's interesting, I'm sorry if we're getting off topic but do you actually know if it's running at the higher speed or is it just identifying itself to the system as higher speed RAM?
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According to system information it runs at 1333 MHz. After the most recent firmware update, the maximum amount went up from 6 to 8 GB on my MBP, too.
 

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MacBird said:
According to system information it runs at 1333 MHz. After the most recent firmware update, the maximum amount went up from 6 to 8 GB on my MBP, too.
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I believe in your case it is just identifying itself to the system as 1333 MHz.

The bus speed on your logic board would only be 1067 MHz so your RAM won't be running at 1333 MHz, it will only be running at 1067 MHz.

Here's a discussion: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3333325?start=0&tstart=0
 
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miles01110 said:
I THINK that it's still very good in terms of performance.
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Why don't you tell us. Is it fast enough for what you do on a daily basis? If so, then it's very good in terms of performance. Since you don't tell us how you use your computer we can't help you, and even if we did it likely wouldn't convince you to buy another one.

Also, you probably don't need 16 GB of RAM.
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You say only he can answer that question because you don't know how he uses his computer; yet you tell him he prob doesnt need 16GB of Ram?
 
CosmoPilot said:
You say only he can answer that question because you don't know how he uses his computer; yet you tell him he prob doesnt need 16GB of Ram?
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Good point, but irrelevant because his machine will only accept a maximum of 8GB of RAM (according to Apple).
 
cruggles said:
Good point, but irrelevant because his machine will only accept a maximum of 8GB of RAM (according to Apple).
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Aw that sux.. But I suppose it will do as well... Do you guys recommend someone who has no clue about anything doing it by himself? I'm good with insructions lol
 
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