uMBP has been slow these days, pic of iStat. Upgrade?

[vader1990]

Hi,

I have the uMBP 2.4Ghz, 250GB 5400-rpm, 2GB ram, 9600m gt from October 2008. It has been a little bit slow these days. Its not as responsive as it used to be. I generally have a lot of apps running. I'm looking to upgrade this machine. What components do you recommend I upgrade.

This is what I always have open. Word, Excel, Mail, Safari w/ 4ish tabs. Sometimes iTunes. Sometimes MATLAB.

Here is a pic of iStat:


Thanks!!

 

[Schtumple]

Mac OS X Snow Leopard freezing issue (Mac Fuse/NTFS-3G & NTFS for Mac)

Does your machine relate to anything on there ^

 

[spinnerlys]

Upgrade your RAM to either 4GB (2x2GB sticks) or 6GB (1x4GB stick + 1x2GB stick). You currently have 2x1GB sticks.


Also have a look at Activity Monitor ( Applications / Utilities / ) and select All Processes and sort by CPU or Real Memory to see what the culprit may be.

image below uses sorting by CPU as an example

 

[MikeinJapan]

Get 4GB of RAM and you will be all good. I have a mini that has 2 GB and it is usable but slow. 4GB will give you I nice boost and consider a 7,200HD. Both upgrades are relatively cheap and easy to do.

 

[warrena]

Get 4GB of RAM and you will be all good. I have a mini that has 2 GB and it is usable but slow. 4GB will give you I nice boost and consider a 7,200HD. Both upgrades are relatively cheap and easy to do.

+1 From my take on your iStat, I would add more memory. The 7200rpm drive would also help, I would go with a larger drive to help maintain speed as you add more data.

 

[Schtumple]

+1 From my take on your iStat, I would add more memory. The 7200rpm drive would also help, I would go with a larger drive to help maintain speed as you add more data.

Ah, didn't notice the 2GB, upgrade, it'll definitely give you a big speed boost.

Crucial are good quality and reliable.

MacBook Pro: How to remove or install memory - Apple guide.