Upgrade to 8GB RAM?

[Kentochan]

Hey guys, I was thinking about upgrading the RAM on my base 2011 13" MacBook Pro from 4GB to 8GB. For those who have the upgrade, how's the performance? Is it worth the $80~$100? Can I sell my 4GB RAM to someplace? Any other worthwhile upgrades for about $100? Personally, I use my MBP for light gaming, iLife, iWork, Win 7 via Boot Camp, C++ and Java programming, Safari etc. And from doing those tasks, I can occasionally see a need in RAM with iStat Pro. Any input is appreciated

 

[xdbuix]

Hey guys, I was thinking about upgrading the RAM on my base 2011 13" MacBook Pro from 4GB to 8GB. For those who have the upgrade, how's the performance? Is it worth the $80~$100? Can I sell my 4GB RAM to someplace? Any other worthwhile upgrades for about $100? Personally, I use my MBP for light gaming, iLife, iWork, Win 7 via Boot Camp, C++ and Java programming, Safari etc. And from doing those tasks, I can occasionally see a need in RAM with iStat Pro. Any input is appreciated

I recently upgraded my 15" 2011 from 4gb to 8gb. For me the $83 price is well worth it. I notice the faster bootups. My starcraft 2 was much more reliable with less hiccups and random freezing. Safari, chrome, and my other applications boot up faster. Everything just faster. I would keep the 4gb ram just in case for the future. You can probably get around $20 to $30 for it anyways.

 

[Resqu2]

go for it, you won't be sorry, I'm running 8gb in my MBP and 12gb in my IMac.

 

[palpatine]

i've got 8. i never had 4, so i can't compare. i am pleased with the performance. at least once a day or so i end up needing the extra ram. i didn't "need" it. however, i am sure glad i have it.

 

[Mac-key]

I went from 4 to 8 and it was WELL WORTH IT! Makes my Final Cut suite run as smooth as butter.

Plus, if you want to run a virtual machine - 8gb of ram is the way to go!

 

[Macsavvytech]

RAMDisks are also much much faster then even the fastest of SSDs. I personally dont "need" 8GB but I will definitely make use of it when i get my 8GB modules. 4GB RAM Disks are fun!