MacBook - memory upgrade

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #1 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:25 PM

can send me a link to a good memory upgrade for my macbook 13 inch aluminum?

thanks

ZorroAMG · ZorroAMG #2 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:33 PM

Try this:

Let me google that for you

or

Mac-Forums.com - Search Forums

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #3 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeboarderr77

can send me a link to a good memory upgrade for my macbook 13 inch aluminum?

Saying "PLEASE" may help as well!

It's not we are a bunch of over-paid internet search slaves!!!

- Nick

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #4 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:42 PM

sorry guys my bad

chscag · chscag #5 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeboarderr77

can send me a link to a good memory upgrade for my macbook 13 inch aluminum? thanks

C'mon guys, let's be polite and helpful.

Here are the two best places to buy memory for your MacBook:

1. RAM Memory Upgrade: Dell, Mac, Apple, HP, Compaq. USB drives, flash cards, SSD at Crucial.com

2. OWC

Regards.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #6 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:46 PM

You didn't exactly say how much of a ram upgrade you wanted to do...but this 4 gig upgrade is probably what you need, and is the most economically sensible ram upgrade:

4.0GB (2x2.0GB Kit) PC-8500 DDR3 kit for... (8566DDR3S4GP) at OWC

Hope this helps,

- Nick

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #7 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:47 PM

thanks for the help chscag

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #8 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:48 PM

yeah i didnt even really know what i was looking for i dont know anything about upgrading computers and stuff
thanks pigoo3 i'll check it out

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #9 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chscag

C'mon guys, let's be polite and helpful.

Politeness is exactly what I'm referring to. It's typically polite to say "please" when asking others to help you with something.

- Nick

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #10 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeboarderr77

yeah i didnt even really know what i was looking for i dont know anything about upgrading computers and stuff
thanks pigoo3 i'll check it out

A 4 gig upgrade is probably the most you want to do. If you did an 8 gig upgrade...the price would jump from like $87.99 to something like close to $600 bucks!

- Nick

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #11 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:52 PM

yeah 4 should be good enough i dont need to be spending $400. do you think i would need an upgrade if i'm only using it for music, word documents, and web browsing though?

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #12 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeboarderr77

yeah 4 should be good enough i dont need to be spending $400. do you think i would need an upgrade if i'm only using it for music, word documents, and web browsing though?

Personally I wouldn't upgrade a laptop for those activities.

I have a MacBook with 1 gig of ram, and a MacBook Pro with 2 gigs of ram...and I do exactly what you mentioned, and I have never had any running out of ram issues.

Now if you were talking having 8-10 applications open at the same...then maybe a ram upgrade would make sense. But then again, generally there's really not a need to have 8-10 applications open at the same time.

If you have mail, Safari, iTunes, and Microsoft Word open at the same time you should be ok with 1-2 gigs of ram.

Hope this helps,

- Nick

ptudor · ptudor #13 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 10:04 PM

Thanks to this forum and OWC, I just put 4 Gb memory and a 320 GB 7200 RPM hard drive in my macbook. It turned out to be a piece of cake!
Took all afternoon to transer files from the Time Capsule to the new drive however.

Thanks guys!!!!

wakeboarderr77 · wakeboarderr77 #14 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 10:07 PM

sounds good pigoo3 thanks for all the help
and i'll definitely say please next time

sorry about that

ptudor · ptudor #15 (**permalink**)

10-22-2009, 10:10 PM

I forgot to mention - I have read somewhere that 4 Gig of memory is about all you can put in the macbook. Presently, I use mine for Photoshop CS4 and it really appreciates the extra memory! I keep PS and Bridge and some other stuff open at the same time and everyting is running just great.
I have a new 2.53/4 G mac mini on order, but, dang, this little macbook sure runs sweet and is very handy.

pigoo3 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,672 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	10-22-2009, 09:46 PM You didn't exactly say how much of a ram upgrade you wanted to do...but this 4 gig upgrade is probably what you need, and is the most economically sensible ram upgrade: 4.0GB (2x2.0GB Kit) PC-8500 DDR3 kit for... (8566DDR3S4GP) at OWC Hope this helps, - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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wakeboarderr77 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 09:25 PM can send me a link to a good memory upgrade for my macbook 13 inch aluminum? thanks
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ZorroAMG #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 23, 2005 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 522 Mac Specs: \| '09 24" iMac 3.06 8GB \| '09 iPhone 3GS 32GB \| '09 ATV 1.16TB \| '07 23" ACD \| '06 15" MBP \|	10-22-2009, 09:33 PM Try this: Let me google that for you or Mac-Forums.com - Search Forums
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wakeboarderr77 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 09:42 PM sorry guys my bad
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wakeboarderr77 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 09:47 PM thanks for the help chscag
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wakeboarderr77 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 09:48 PM yeah i didnt even really know what i was looking for i dont know anything about upgrading computers and stuff thanks pigoo3 i'll check it out
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wakeboarderr77 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 09:52 PM yeah 4 should be good enough i dont need to be spending $400. do you think i would need an upgrade if i'm only using it for music, word documents, and web browsing though?
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ptudor #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2009 Posts: 19	10-22-2009, 10:04 PM Thanks to this forum and OWC, I just put 4 Gb memory and a 320 GB 7200 RPM hard drive in my macbook. It turned out to be a piece of cake! Took all afternoon to transer files from the Time Capsule to the new drive however. Thanks guys!!!!
	QUOTE Thanks

wakeboarderr77 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 13.3 inch late 2008 aluminum macbook	10-22-2009, 10:07 PM sounds good pigoo3 thanks for all the help and i'll definitely say please next time sorry about that
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ptudor #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2009 Posts: 19	10-22-2009, 10:10 PM I forgot to mention - I have read somewhere that 4 Gig of memory is about all you can put in the macbook. Presently, I use mine for Photoshop CS4 and it really appreciates the extra memory! I keep PS and Bridge and some other stuff open at the same time and everyting is running just great. I have a new 2.53/4 G mac mini on order, but, dang, this little macbook sure runs sweet and is very handy.
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