MacBook Pro 2011 RAM Upgrade
I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro. I recently decided I am going to upgrade my RAM from its standard 4GB. High intensity prodrams I run really destroy my ram and slow down my computer. The biggesst culprit is Parallels. Anyway, I was looking at 1x8GB from http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233250 or 2x4GB from https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_13 33MHz_SDRAM. I was wondering a few things. Which one is more reliable? Is it okay to only have one stick of RAM in? Could I keep one 2GB stick in and put in the 8GB as well?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 2.3 GHz i5, 4GB RAM, OCZ 120GB SSD