Upgrades for Late 2008 Macbook 13Inch

[blazeken996]

Hi,

I'll be upgrading some components to extend the life of my Macbook for another year or so.

8GB RAM - G.Skill DDR3 1333Mhz
128GB Crucial M4 SSD
500GB Momentus XT

So how does this look? 128GB for my boot drive and 500GB for storage. Or should I swap the 500GB for a larger one?

 

[Mac-key]

Hi,

I'll be upgrading some components to extend the life of my Macbook for another year or so.

8GB RAM - G.Skill DDR3 1333Mhz
128GB Crucial M4 SSD
500GB Momentus XT

So how does this look? 128GB for my boot drive and 500GB for storage. Or should I swap the 500GB for a larger one?

^^^ Looks great! You'll get more than an extra year from that set-up

 

[blazeken996]

Thanks I'm reassured by that comment. Will be going out tomorrow and purchasing these parts.

 

[Mac-key]

you may want to look twice at that RAM - the speed is listed at 1333. not sure what the RAM in your 08 model runs at, but i know it's not 1333. Maybe it won't make a difference, but I'm not all that technical... someone else might have thoughts on this

you can always check out OWC and see what they recommend for your particular model

 

[blazeken996]

I'm pretty sure it'll automatically clock down to 1067Mhz, this means I can reuse the RAM when I really need to upgrade to a newer model.

 

[alust2013]

I'm pretty sure it'll automatically clock down to 1067Mhz, this means I can reuse the RAM when I really need to upgrade to a newer model.

That will work fine. Don't bother with the momentus XT for storage though, it's a bit pricey for that. I'd get either a 750GB or a 1TB (9.5mm height) 5400 RPM drive, as you don't need anything faster for storage, and they are quieter as well.