Can I upgrade my macbook to 8GB of Ram?

jthompson99 · jthompson99 #1 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 02:04 AM

I have a macbook pro 7.1 that I bought in Feb of 2011. It has 4GB of Ram in it right now. Can I upgrade it to 8GB?

Thanks.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 03:40 AM

That's a mid 2010 13" MacBook Pro. You can install 2 x 4 GB modules for a total of 8 GB. So the answer is yes.

jthompson99 · jthompson99 #3 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chscag

That's a mid 2010 13" MacBook Pro. You can install 2 x 4 GB modules for a total of 8 GB. So the answer is yes.

Ok cool.

Any chance of you recommending a good RAM chip.

Is Crucial the best?

Thanks.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 03:45 AM

Either buy the memory from Crucial or OWC. Both are reliable.

jthompson99 · jthompson99 #5 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chscag

Either buy the memory from Crucial or OWC. Both are reliable.

One last thing, then I will quit bothering you.

I just noticed that newegg.com has a section just for mac memory. Is a ddr3 ram chip just for macs? Or do they work for PC's too?

chscag · chscag #6 (**permalink**)

06-28-2011, 04:12 AM

Some PC notebooks use the same memory modules that Macs use. So yes, a DDR3 module can work in both. But it's always best to buy from a supplier that specializes in Macs. That's why I suggested OWC along with Crucial. However, NewEgg and Amazon both sell memory for Macs.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 42,593 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i5, 3.2 GHz, iPad 3, iPhone 5c, 3 iPods, Yosemite	06-28-2011, 03:45 AM Either buy the memory from Crucial or OWC. Both are reliable. COMMUNITY RULES Writing a Quality Post
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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 42,593 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i5, 3.2 GHz, iPad 3, iPhone 5c, 3 iPods, Yosemite	06-28-2011, 04:12 AM Some PC notebooks use the same memory modules that Macs use. So yes, a DDR3 module can work in both. But it's always best to buy from a supplier that specializes in Macs. That's why I suggested OWC along with Crucial. However, NewEgg and Amazon both sell memory for Macs. COMMUNITY RULES Writing a Quality Post
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