The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Want to update my ram from 2gb to 4gb?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by huntnplay, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. huntnplay

    huntnplay Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hi guys, bought a new macbook pro 13.3in one with the basic specs, 2.26ghz, and 2gb ram. I am thinking of updating the ram to 4gb, and wanted advice to where to get one? i found many but dont know if there are anything specific for mac, and specific for this one. my computer says its 2gb 1067mhz ddr3. t hanks
     
    huntnplay, Aug 15, 2009
    #1
  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

    Reputations:
    996
    Messages:
    3,727
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    106
    You can use the tools for finding the right ram on Crucial.com ... they'll show you what they have, but also the exact specs of the RAm they guarantee to work, then you'll know exactly what to look for elsewhere if you decide to not buy from Crucial...

    Crucial lists $80 for a 4GB kit.. (two 2gb sticks).. which isn't bad since they guarantee it'll work, and give lifetime warranty on it.
     
    doh123, Aug 15, 2009
    #2
  3. tallan

    tallan Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    122
    Messages:
    896
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Just bought two sticks of 2GB Crucial for the 13.3 MacBook Pro from Amazon for $74.98: Crucial CT2KIT25664BC1067 4GB 204-PIN PC3-8500 SODIMM DDR3 Memory KIT (2GBx2).
     
    tallan, Aug 15, 2009
    #3
  4. v0va

    v0va Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    where would you notice the most difference with the 2gb vs 4 gb?
     
    v0va, Aug 16, 2009
    #4
  5. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

    Reputations:
    4,745
    Messages:
    8,513
    Likes Received:
    3,823
    Trophy Points:
    431
    I got a fright when i used the Crucial recommended upgrade for my Macbook 4gb 2x2gb it was £270.24 that`s $447.417
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 16, 2009
    #5
  6. blabus

    blabus Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    67
    Messages:
    359
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    blabus, Aug 17, 2009
    #6
  7. brianj320

    brianj320 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    18
    Messages:
    387
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    good question.. i'd like to know this as well.
     
    brianj320, Aug 17, 2009
    #7
  8. mattmcss

    mattmcss Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    76
    Messages:
    828
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I would think it will help out a fair amount when running vista or xp in bootcamp/parallels desktop.

    Maybe for any other VM software?
     
    mattmcss, Aug 17, 2009
    #8
  9. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    352
    Messages:
    3,799
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    i got mine from a reputable seller off ebay.
     
    Luke1708, Aug 17, 2009
    #9
  10. v0va

    v0va Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    v0va, Aug 17, 2009
    #10
  11. SP Forsythe

    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    173
    Messages:
    664
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I did the upgrade. Barely noticed a difference on OSX, but the difference running Windows (VM under Fusion) was very pronounced. So, I suppose that would be where you would notice the greatest difference everyday.

    OSX is otherwise such a good memory manager with low overhead that the next greatest difference would be with graphic applications that load or manipulate huge files, such as some video editors. Otherwise it would take a huge amount of multitasking with many open apps to see major differences.
     
    SP Forsythe, Aug 17, 2009
    #11
  12. MrX8503

    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    650
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Its not that hard to buy ram.

    Just buy any kind thats DDR3 for laptops. Mine is Mushkin DDR3 laptop ram and its running great.
     
    MrX8503, Aug 17, 2009
    #12