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Upgrading 2010 MacBook Pro

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dke11ett

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I'm interested in updating my MacBook Pro Mid-2010 with 2.26 GHZ Intel Core 2 Due processor. Anyone have any luck with moving it to 16 GB RAM? I'm definitely going to do 8GB RAM and either a Crucial BX100 250GB SSD or a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD.

MacBook has a cracked screen so it must be used with an external monitor, but still functions like a champ.
 
Only the 13" model from 2010 can boot sucessfully with 16GB RAM with the correct boot rom version, you never mentionned which size you have.

The SSD is a good move.
 
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snaky69 said:
Only the 13" model from 2010 can boot sucessfully with 16GB RAM with the correct boot rom version, you never mentionned which size you have.

The SSD is a good move.
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Sorry about that! It is a 13" so i'm in luck.
 
dke11ett said:
I'm interested in updating my MacBook Pro Mid-2010 with 2.26 GHZ Intel Core 2 Due processor. Anyone have any luck with moving it to 16 GB RAM? I'm definitely going to do 8GB RAM and either a Crucial BX100 250GB SSD or a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD.

MacBook has a cracked screen so it must be used with an external monitor, but still functions like a champ.
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8GB 1066MHz (2x4GB modules) if 15", 16GB 2x8GB 1066MHz SODIMM if 13" and on OS X 10.7.5 or higher.

SSD is good move but be aware it's SATA II (3Gb/s), so you'd be seeing read/write speeds of ~300MB/s due to the SATA bottleneck, rather than the high 500s. So basically don't spend too much money on the SSD as anything above 350 read/write won't make a massive difference. Either Crucial or Samsung is a good shout though.
 
keysofanxiety said:
8GB 1066MHz (2x4GB modules) if 15", 16GB 2x8GB 1066MHz SODIMM if 13" and on OS X 10.7.5 or higher.

SSD is good move but be aware it's SATA II (3Gb/s), so you'd be seeing read/write speeds of ~300MB/s due to the SATA bottleneck, rather than the high 500s. So basically don't spend too much money on the SSD as anything above 350 read/write won't make a massive difference. Either Crucial or Samsung is a good shout though.
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Crucial does not appear to have any 16GB SODIMM. Or at least it says it is not compatible with my system.
 
CoastalOR said:
Here is a blog article from OWC about their testing the 2010 13" MBP for 16 Gb of RAM and the EFI firmware update.
http://blog.macsales.com/16302-some-2010-mac-owners-can-get-more-ram-than-they-thought

OWC sells 2x8Gb RAM sticks for your MBP, but they seem a little pricey.
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This article is absolutely on point and confirms my idea! Thank you so much.

Will definitely be hooking up my 2010 MBP and using it at home.

Forced to work with ThinkPad at work, but yet again, I'm sure that's a lot of us
 
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dke11ett said:
I'm definitely going to do 8GB RAM and either a Crucial BX100 250GB SSD or a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD.
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i have the same MBP running Yosemite w/ 8GB RAM and the Crucial BX100 250gb SSD and it flies with no hiccups. Newegg has a good deal on the Crucial BX100 for $79.99 w/ promo code EMCAXKS35. Expires tomorrow 11:59pm PT on 9/16/15.
 
c8rlo said:
i have the same MBP running Yosemite w/ 8GB RAM and the Crucial BX100 250gb SSD and it flies with no hiccups. Newegg has a good deal on the Crucial BX100 for $79.99 w/ promo code EMCAXKS35. Expires tomorrow 11:59pm PT on 9/16/15.
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Thank you for the tip! I'll be sure to check that out!

Glad to hear there is hope my 2010 MBP can keep running great for a few years
 
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