Yup, But, you can have 2 drives. That's how I configured my 2010 MBP. I have my iTunes library on the old HDD.
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 25, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: > 8GB is the max RAM you can put in (two 4GB RAM modules). OWC has a set for > about $56 here: > > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3 > > that would be my first thing to do. That minimizes the amount of virtual > memory disk thrashing that goes on so it's one of the cheapest performance > boosts. SSD or a bigger faster spinning hard drive is the next (and only) > other performance boost you can do. OSX does a lot of disk read/write which > will definitely be faster with SSD but at a cost. You can easily get a 750GB > regular 2.5" hard drive for about $100 while a mere 64GB SSD starts at around > $70 and 128GB at around $100. I find anything under 150GB to be too small > with my itunes library and stuff so my lowest SSD drive today would be 256GB > which start at around $180. I have a friend with a Macbook air with SSD and > he can launch a virtual machine in 3-4 seconds. Nice. Of course for a mere > $2500 you can get a 1TB SSD, but that's a bit extreme when a 600GB will cost > you only $1000. > > CB > > > On 6/25/12 11:35 AM, David Hole wrote: >> Hi. >> >> There's so much to choose from... >> I actually can't find what would work, and what's best. >> Also, as far as I can see, I can't upgrade to more than 8GB in my mid >> 2010 computer... Is that right? >> Here's as far as I've come... >> It's in norwegian, but I guess you could get something out of the >> names of the products they have... >> http://www.komplett.no/k/kl.aspx?bn=11209&mfr=&filter=A00061.K260703.A00056.K235906. >> >> Again, thanks in advance. >> -David >> >> Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> You need a philips double 0 screw driver to open the bottom of your >>> Macbook. There are 10 screws I believe. >>> >>> As to the type of RAM, 1066 or 1067MHZ DDR 3. When you open up the >>> Macbook, you will find that the RAM is stacked 1 upon another. There are a >>> lever to each side of the RAM. You pull these apart gentely, and the RAM >>> will pop up. >>> >>> hth >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Jun 24, 2012, at 5:56 PM, David Hole <balubathebr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys, and thanks for answering. >>>> >>>> Do you know wich RAM i have to use, or how I can find it out? >>>> Wich kind of screw drivers do I need for a RAM upgrade? >>>> >>>> -David >>>> >>>> CJ Daniel wrote: >>>>> David, >>>>> >>>>> I, recently, upgraded the RAM in my 2008 MBP by myself, with a little >>>>> sighted assistant from my 17-year-old. I went from 2GB to 4GB & really >>>>> noticed a difference in VoiceOver's performance. Mind you, it's not as >>>>> if I went from a VolksWagon to a Formula 1 race car. But, VO doesn't lag >>>>> or stutter anymore. >>>>> >>>>> I'm thinking about a SSD,now, myself. I believe that would be about the >>>>> last tweak I could make to this machine for any performance gain. I wish >>>>> you luck. >>>>> >>>>> CJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 17, 2012, at 8:52 PM, David Philip Martin Babula Hole wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks much. >>>>>> >>>>>> But can I do it myself, or do I have to visit an apple store? >>>>>> >>>>>> -David >>>>>> >>>>>> Sendt fra min iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> Den 18. juni 2012 kl. 05:33 skrev Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes it is. I upgraded the RAM, and put an SSD into my 2010 Macbook >>>>>> pro. I also took out my optical drive and replaced it with the old >>>>>> rotating hard drive that came with my Mac. The performance is great. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 17, 2012, at 8:30 PM, David Hole <balubathebr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi folks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is it possible to upgrade a mbp from late 2010 with more ram and maybe >>>>>>> a ssd disk? >>>>>>> If so, is it worth doing it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -David >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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