Upgrading the Macbook Pro from 2GB to 4GB…

Posted by Stephen on

December 7, 2008

Now that I’ve had a good couple of days on my New (Refurbished) 2.5GHz Penryn Macbook Pro, it’s pretty clear that the 2GB of RAM onboard is no match for the beating that I’ve been dishing out. With VMWare running in the background and all sorts of things open in one of the several “spaces” that I’ve setup, I’ve been swapping pretty badly to the slow notebook hard drive. An immediate upgrade to 4GB’s was in order.

So I went down to my favourite computer store, NCIX and picked out a 4GB DDR2 667MHz Kit made by OCZ Technology to do the upgrade with. Want to know how it’s done? Check out my DIY video of the upgrade process…

Although this upgrade is very easy, if you’re clumsy like Ed and tend to spill things on people, you might not want to try this at home. I’m sure one of those Mac Geniuses could help you out and charge you a lot in the process.

If this still isn’t enough, the next step is to investigate an 8GB upgrade. Though some people have reported varying degrees of success with 4GB modules out there, a 6GB upgrade is actually reported as a success. I’ll keep you folks posted on that as I know that many users would probably want to know which modules will do the trick without flaking out. Stay tuned!

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Comment by Pheak.T Subscribed to comments via email

2008-12-08 10:01:48

i want a macbook too but can’t afford to spend on one yet. like the video’s presentation makes me want to go and actually get one!

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Comment by Nicole Price

2008-12-08 20:29:02

I would be interested to know; keep us posted.

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Comment by Judit Interior

2008-12-09 02:55:29

I have bought same Mac recently, and i am looking for Memory upgrade so i will use this video to do it myself. Thanks for sharing !

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Comment by canggu villas

2008-12-09 07:24:24

would love to own one of the mac

Comment by ken

2008-12-09 17:20:37

hey great video, very well done.

Comment by singlesnet

2008-12-10 16:06:04

Hey stephen good video now just post it on youtube and you’ll gain traffic

Comment by Stephen

2008-12-10 17:14:25

I’m sure I would, but I would lose a ton of quality. Maybe later.

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Comment by Play Games Win Prizes

2008-12-11 01:28:47

Dang, if you throw in 8GBs into this MB Pro, it would be a KILL machine if it’s successful!

-Mike

Comment by Jim Banks

2009-01-03 20:52:31

Stephen,

Thanks for showing the video.

I’ve complained to my wife ever since getting my Macbook Pro 9 months ago about it being slow and sluggish and impossible to do anything with Parallels on.

When I checked I found that I only have 1GB of RAM so now I can get my ass down to the Mac shop and get me some more memory, and after watching your video I think even someone like me could do it.

Thanks again for taking the time to make the video.

Comment by Stephen

2009-01-03 21:05:36

Glad I could help you make a case to your wife for an upgrade If you are using Parallels, you’ll definitely need the upgrade. Sometimes, even 4GB doesn’t seem enough when I’ve got all sorts of things open and VMWare running in the background.