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<blockquote data-quote="HelpdeskRules" data-source="post: 1279037" data-attributes="member: 203697"><p>To speed up your Mac (after all that's why most of us upgrade things) you can upgrade several things.</p><p></p><p>The first thing you can do quite cheaply is upgrade your RAM from 2GB to 4GB - an upgrade from the official Apple store can be expensive but if you buy from an alternative company like Kingston or Crucial then it's a lot cheaper.</p><p></p><p>The next thing you can do is upgrade your hard disk drive (this will mean you'll need to re-install your OS and all other software).</p><p></p><p>When it comes to the hard disk drive it's not just the size but the speed of the disk that is important. Most laptop SATA hard drives run at 5400rpm as standard. You can get slightly faster hard drives that run at 7200rpm. Most recently you can now get SSD hard drives that are extremely fast but have a price tag to match! You can also get hybrid drives that have the standard SATA hard disk with a small amount of SSD in them where all the most commonly accessed files are automatically copied on to SSD section for you making it nice and fast!</p><p></p><p>Another upgrade you can look at is installing Lion.</p><p></p><p>I have a 13" Unibody MacBook 2GHz Core 2 Duo and I have upgraded the RAM to 4GB and swapped the hard disk for a 500GB 7200rpm drive that has some anti-shock protection built in to it.</p><p></p><p>If you have the money then getting an SSD hard drive will make the most difference to your Mac experience with boot times even quicker than they are now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HelpdeskRules, post: 1279037, member: 203697"] To speed up your Mac (after all that's why most of us upgrade things) you can upgrade several things. The first thing you can do quite cheaply is upgrade your RAM from 2GB to 4GB - an upgrade from the official Apple store can be expensive but if you buy from an alternative company like Kingston or Crucial then it's a lot cheaper. The next thing you can do is upgrade your hard disk drive (this will mean you'll need to re-install your OS and all other software). When it comes to the hard disk drive it's not just the size but the speed of the disk that is important. Most laptop SATA hard drives run at 5400rpm as standard. You can get slightly faster hard drives that run at 7200rpm. Most recently you can now get SSD hard drives that are extremely fast but have a price tag to match! You can also get hybrid drives that have the standard SATA hard disk with a small amount of SSD in them where all the most commonly accessed files are automatically copied on to SSD section for you making it nice and fast! Another upgrade you can look at is installing Lion. I have a 13" Unibody MacBook 2GHz Core 2 Duo and I have upgraded the RAM to 4GB and swapped the hard disk for a 500GB 7200rpm drive that has some anti-shock protection built in to it. If you have the money then getting an SSD hard drive will make the most difference to your Mac experience with boot times even quicker than they are now! [/QUOTE]
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