#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram amazo install#
Those are the correct RAM modules for you model (the 13" being the only mid-2010 model that can use 16GB of RAM - but those modules will surely get you to 8GB!).Īm I right in assuming that you want to purchase a SSD to be installed in your boot bay and that you want to install the Samsung drive in the optical bay? Unfortunately, your link points to a rather sparse description of the drive - I see the 2.5" but I don't see the depth (which should be 7-9.5mm and not a mm more). I'm also based in the UK so any links to sellers not in the UK may be problematical. I'd also like an honest view and whether making these changes would have the desired effect or am I flogging a dead horse?I don't want to spend £250 upgrading everything only to find that the Macbook processor isn't able to cope with it and I'm still in the same position, or worse, but now skint as well.Īny views would be gratefully received.
I presume there are size and speed restrictions? What recommendations can anyone give me for the SSD given my model. Samsung M9T 2TB 9.5mm SATA 2.5 inch Internal Hard Drive :Īm I right in thinking both of these are suitable? Is the price about right? The Samsung HDD is a SATA III but is the right size and I believe this to be backwards compatible with SATA II. My research has led to me to believe that the following RAM and HDD would be suitable but I'm struggling on the SSD.Ĭrucial RAM memory upgrades 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR 1066MHz : I believe there's still plenty of life in my machine but I think I need to do some work on it!! I'm debating increasing the RAM to 8gb (I've read a lot of forums that say I can go to 16gb but I've also read a lot that says they had problems when they did), increasing the HDD to 2tb and replacing the optical drive with a 256gb SSD to run the OS and key apps.
#Macbook pro mid 2010 ram amazo plus#
I upgraded the measly HDD to 500gb a couple of years ago but I'm now finding the machine to be rather sluggish when accessing data and opening apps plus I'm not too far off the capacity of the HDD (which I'm sure is causing some of the problems). I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro 13" 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4gb RAM and running OS X Mavericks. I've spent of the weekend researching this bit can't find a definitive answer so looking for a collective response if anyone has the time or inclination to respond!!