Adding More Ram/Speed

Yes it is safe and easy to install. Read your owners manual for instructions on how to remove and replace ram.

Yes, it is safe and very easy to install, I just did it today.

You just open up your MBP, slide out the current RAM, slide in the new RAM, and you're done!

I advise you to watch a video on that on YouTube.

Make sure to check how much RAM your model can handle!

I've got a MBP mid 2009 and (Apple says) it's limited to 8GB (2x4GB), which is what I installed.

Though I've heard people installed 16GB without any problems.

Hope this helps!

I think eBay.

But there are various websites to buy your memory at; Amazon, Newegg, etc.

Kevin Lewis3 wrote:

Where did you buy your memory at?

Although cheap memory is still good, it's not a place to save $5. Buy from a reputable manufacturer, whose standards meet or exceed those of Apple itself. Crucial.com is a good place. Also, Kingston is another good brand. Don't buy the really cheap stuff. Yes it might work. But the failure rate is higher, so you get it installed, spend days trying to diagnose a problem, try to send it back, then you're going crazy. The veterans around here stay with the name brands for memory.

As an example I just bought 8GB of some off-brand on Amazon. It was $30. Got it, installed it, had a memory fault. I had to ship it back, ordered Kingston memory for $15 more. Then I went to read the reviews of the off-brand. Many were good, but a significant number were bad. That's what happens with the cheap stuff. Kingston and Crucial do a 100% quality control. Cheap brands don't.

Don't buy from eBay, since PayPal will not help you and returns are impossible. Amazon is the best.

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I bought the Samsung. Reviews were good on it.

Also, Samsung is what Apple ships your MBP with.

SdeJonge wrote:

I bought the Samsung. Reviews were good on it.

Also, Samsung is what Apple ships your MBP with.

Samsung also makes some of the nicest hard drives, so if you upgrade go for them.

It's kind of amusing, because Samsung and Apple are in some legendary patent battles across the world for the iPad and iPhone. I think Apple has blocked the sales of some Samsung products in Germany and Australia. But they are tight on other things.

As for HD, I recommend WD.

I installed a WD Scorpio Black 750GB 7200RPM in my MBP two days ago and the speed boost (and of course capacity) is stunning!

Reviews pointed out this HD is one of the best around at the moment.

But along with WD, Samsung and Seagate are one of the best around at the moment.

Don't expect to get more speed with more RAM.

See it as a highway. The wider the highway is, the more cars it can handle.

When there is a traffic jam, the cars can't drive at full speed.

The more RAM you have, the more apps your computer can handle.

When the apps are asking for too much RAM, your computer gets slow.

Hardware wise..
A new HDD. If you really want speed, go for a SSD. Although those are still very expensive compared to the old school HDD.

Software wise..

Just search the internet, there are plenty of ways!

great analogy

is it TRUE?

why then would one want to add ram ...i do NOT play games or open difficultly large files

i just added 8 gigs am i gonna be sorry