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Do I need more RAM

I have 2GB of ram on my macbook pro. When I am watching a video, taking notes, and have a webpage open in the background, it starts getting pretty slow. Can I clear the ram somehow? Or do I need to just get more? Says I used 1.70GB of my 2GB I installed.

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Posted on Apr 8, 2019 9:50 AM

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Can I clear the ram somehow?


Yes. A restart clears the RAM.


Your computer can accommodate up to 8GB RAM if it is a Mid 2009 model.

Posted on Apr 8, 2019 10:56 AM

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Apr 8, 2019 11:41 AM in response to diodes123

As mentioned, yours can handle 8 GB and since it will perform better with matched pairs, I would get 2 x 4 GB. You also may have a very slow 5400 rpm spinning drive. You can look at the install instructions on this site, they are also a recommended RAM vendor:


https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/


Do not buy cheap value RAM as Macs are very finicky and it may not work.

Do I need more RAM

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