HT201541: Update the software on your Mac
Learn about Update the software on your Mac
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Jan 1, 2013 12:26 PM in response to billfrommiby baltwo,★HelpfulSee:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs, ,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information. -
Jan 1, 2013 6:47 PM in response to baltwoby billfrommi,★HelpfulTried a few of the mentioned items you posted and now going to upgrade from the 2 GB memory to 4 GB. Thanks for the tips and great information.
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Apr 27, 2014 9:29 AM in response to billfrommiby arena13,I am in the same situation. Did the upgrade from 2 to 4GB make a difference?
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Apr 27, 2014 10:16 AM in response to billfrommiby Lanny,You should upgrade to 6 Gigs, that is the actual max for your model.
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Apr 27, 2014 10:23 AM in response to arena13by Lanny,I see that you're responding to a 1 year old posting. It is unlikely that the OP will respond.
But, if you have the same model as the OP, you should update to 6 Gigs of RAM.
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Apr 27, 2014 10:43 AM in response to Lannyby arena13,Thanks for your response. If i upgrade to 6, would i see a change in performance or should i expect similiar performance with greater memory? Secondly, do i need to take the cpu into the store to have them upgrade from 2 to 6?
Again, thanks so much for your reply.
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Apr 27, 2014 11:11 AM in response to arena13by Lanny,That all depends on how you use your Mac. You can use "Activity Monitor" to assess how much RAM is being used during your routine activities.
Generally, the more applications that use concurrently, the more the need for increased RAM. When your system runs out of real hardware RAM, it starts to use what is called virtual RAM. Virtual RAM makes use of your hard drive; it is noticeably slower that the real RAM, and that's when you may notice everything getting sluggish. Increasing the amount of your real RAM to the max, allows you to run more applications, or any RAM intensive applications, without your system having to use the slower virtual memory.
I'll provide you a link to a video that shows what is involved with updating RAM on a MacBook Late 2008 model. Only if you're comfortable with that level of involvement, should you proceed with the update yourself. Otherwise, you should let the store do it for you.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbook_13_unibody_mem_m/
Note: I'm not endorsing purchasing anything from OWC.