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Help buying RAM for my mid-2009 Macbook Pro?
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<blockquote data-quote="iPad" data-source="post: 1348284" data-attributes="member: 151702"><p>Alright, I've decided after months of editing video and rendering 3D animations that I wanna upgrade my RAM. I have a <strong>mid-2009 Macbook Pro</strong>, and while it's pretty fast, I wanna be faster. I currently have 2 gb of RAM (1 and 1) and no available card slots. I've found a 4 gb RAM "kit" online which is within my price range (I would totally go for the 8 gb kit if I had the extra $10 right now). I'm looking for DDR3, 1066 mhz RAM, and I'm pretty sure my Macbook Pro can hold up to 8 gb of that type. So I have a few questions...</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Is buying a 'used' kit from Amazon's Warehouse a bad idea? It's Amazon themselves, so it seems like it should be fair...<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Is going from 2gb to 4gb going to make a giant difference? Will I notice things loading faster? If it's not that much better, should I wait and try to spring or an 8gb kit? <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mind you, this is my first time replacing the RAM in my Macbook Pro...I'm kind of nervous. Is there anything I should do to my Macbook Pro BEFORE I open it up and put this in?</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iPad, post: 1348284, member: 151702"] Alright, I've decided after months of editing video and rendering 3D animations that I wanna upgrade my RAM. I have a [B]mid-2009 Macbook Pro[/B], and while it's pretty fast, I wanna be faster. I currently have 2 gb of RAM (1 and 1) and no available card slots. I've found a 4 gb RAM "kit" online which is within my price range (I would totally go for the 8 gb kit if I had the extra $10 right now). I'm looking for DDR3, 1066 mhz RAM, and I'm pretty sure my Macbook Pro can hold up to 8 gb of that type. So I have a few questions... [LIST] [*]Is buying a 'used' kit from Amazon's Warehouse a bad idea? It's Amazon themselves, so it seems like it should be fair... [*]Is going from 2gb to 4gb going to make a giant difference? Will I notice things loading faster? If it's not that much better, should I wait and try to spring or an 8gb kit? [*]Mind you, this is my first time replacing the RAM in my Macbook Pro...I'm kind of nervous. Is there anything I should do to my Macbook Pro BEFORE I open it up and put this in? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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