Can I upgrade the RAM later? I'm considering buying the macbook pro but my budget is a little tight. Can I hold out on investing in the 4 gigabites and do it later? And secondly, is the 2 gigs enough? Can I upgrade the RAM later? I'm considering buying the macbook pro but my budget is a little tight. Can I hold out on investing in the 4 gigabites and do it later? And secondly, is the 2... » Read More Can I upgrade the RAM later? I'm considering buying the macbook pro but my budget is a little tight. Can I hold out on investing in the 4 gigabites and do it later? And secondly, is the 2 gigs enough? « Show Less
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It should be more then enough. Yes you can upgrade later, and you can do it yourself. I've done this once before on a Sony and it was so easy! Plus the RAM is a lot cheaper when bought from another retailer and not Apple
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Hi I just received the computer (2gig). I bought MAC compatible 2x2gig memory from newegg.com for about $96 (incl. shipping). Opening the back panel was pretty easy (you do need #00 philips driver). It took literally less than 5 minutes to do it.
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If you are referring to the RAM, you should get the 8 gb. Everything will still function without it but you can do more at the same time, and images will render faster with more ram. I purchased the 4 gb but plan on upgrading.
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On the Apple website, go to the Apple 'store' and look on the left side under 'for Mac' and click on 'memory' and you will se listings of Macs such as 'current' and 'previous' and look for your Macbook, then click on it to get info about its memory, whether or not it can be upgraded, and if so, what specifications you need to adhere to. You can also call the number for the Mac store and ask them for this info. It will be cheaper from Amazon!
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According to what I found out The 21.5 inch iMac does not have the ability to change out the RAM if you want to upgrade. But do not take my word for it. Do some research as things change so rapidly with computers, as you know new os'es are coming out faster each year. New intel chips too with imacs etc. It wont be a bad idea to talk to apple about this question as well. You can log on to their apple store website and launch a chat with a rep and ask this same question they might guide you to the best imac for you that may be able to upgrade or you never know this imac now may be able to upgrade as I said changes happen quickly to many of these devices that its hard to keep up. Speaking to a representative at apple will help you as well. I hope this has been at least some guidance for you. Good Luck with your search and your purchase.
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I bought the 20inch 2.0 ghz iMac last week. I dont think an upgrade of the CPU is required but wont hurt. I went with a RAM upgrade as I am a developer (100 bucks only for 4GB). It gives good performance with 2.0 ghz CPU.
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YES YOU SHOULD WAIT!! On January 15th is MacWorld San Francisco!! there are many rumors on new line of MacBook Pro comming!! And the old one is going to be at least 100$ less expensive! WAIT!!!Go to www.macrumors.com to find some more helpfull information!
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It is very easy to upgrade ram. I just did it and did not even look at a guide. Note that there is only one SO_DIMM slot, so you cannot buy a 1 gb stick and add on. I swapped out the 1 gb stick mine came with, with onee of two 2 gb sticks on my thinkpad. better value all round. also, i just read online that asus changed their policy of treating ram upgrade as voiding warranty. not sure though.
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In my opinion go with the higher number RAM which, in this case, is 8G. I recently purchased a MacBook Pro. It came pre-installed with 4G, then I went online, bought more memory and upgraded it to 8 myself. You save alot of $$ by doing it that way.
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Joneve -- how much memory (RAM) does your Macbook have? I'm hoping my new MacBook Pro will have enough for the HX1's HD video (4GB RAM).
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Answer edited thanks to Alvin's comment... Looks like this is exactly what you want according to what the following site says.http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/Macbook_selectorhttp://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S2GB/
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For some reason Crucial and Kingston just wouldn't narrow it down for me when I tried a few months ago. Never had that happen before, seems to be running fine now. I had a look at my old order from Amazon and it is identical to the 390 ram that is listed. Your only other question would be how much ram can your computer take. I have the Mini Tower (the large one) and it is maxed at 8 gigs of ram, 4 gigs per bank. Mine only had two gigs in it and I wanted to max it out. I don't remember what the other models are maxed at. I had to do a lot of online looking to find all this out as I was also looking for an updated video card so things get a little blurry. For some reason Crucial and Kingston just wouldn't narrow it down for me when I tried a few months ago. Never had that happen before, seems to be running fine now. I had a look at my old order from Amazon and it is identical to the 390 ram that is listed. Your only other question would be how much ram can your computer take. I have the Mini Tower (the large one) and it is maxed at 8 gigs of ram, 4 gigs per bank. Mine only had two gigs in it and I wanted to max it out. I don't remember what the other models are maxed at. I had to do a lot of online looking to find all this out as I was... » Read More For some reason Crucial and Kingston just wouldn't narrow it down for me when I tried a few months ago. Never had that happen before, seems to be running fine now. I had a look at my old order from Amazon and it is identical to the 390 ram that is listed. Your only other question would be how much ram can your computer take. I have the Mini Tower (the large one) and it is maxed at 8 gigs of ram, 4 gigs per bank. Mine only had two gigs in it and I wanted to max it out. I don't remember what the other models are maxed at. I had to do a lot of online looking to find all this out as I was also looking for an updated video card so things get a little blurry. « Show Less
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Hi Willy, I will answer categorically YES. But, here is a great article from MacWorld http://www.macworld.com/article/1143511/unibody_macbook_review.html where it confirms that 8Gb can be installed. On thing for sure, Kingston makes great quality products. So, after reading the mac-Article, I'm would get the memory. 4Gb won't take you too far. My macMini (with the same processor as your laptop) came with 4Gb once I ran PhotoShop I was swimming in glue!
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I just placed my order for the 32 GB and here's why: first of all I knew that 16 wasn't enough memory for me personally so I waited until the next memory upgrade came out. But of course, you don't know how much "stuff" the person you're buying it for will put on there.So think in these terms: with the 32 GB, you're essentially only spending 20% ($100) more for DOUBLE the memory. Economically, you're getting much more bang for your buck with the 32 GB. Hope this helps.
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You can run faster memory (1600) in a slower bus speed (1066) without a problem - you'll just be spending more for capability that you can't use. That being said, I usually do buy faster memory so that I can take it with me if I ever upgrade to a faster computer and not have to buy it all over again.
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Hello Mia,Your MacBook is from about the right year. The only way I can be sure is if you give me your macbook's model number. It's usually written really small on the bottom of the computer. It will probably look something like "MA699LL/A," if you email the model number of your MacBook I will let you know exactly which ram to buy and how much you can use. Thanks
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I own a late 2011 MacBook Pro 13. The RAM works well but I didn't really know much of a speed change but I think this is because it has a standard hard drive and not flash. Good inexpensive RAM and there are video tutorials on the web for how to install. Best of luck to you and your computer!
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haha go ahead and vent :)If I were you I would just wait. But dont buy the AppleCare for your 80gig. Just use it till it dies and isnt covered by warranty, and get whichever new one comes out. However next time check out macrumors and they have a buying guide, it shows you the past "update" history of the various mac products and gives you a small bit of advice on wether to buy or not. I'm going to stick with my 30gb for now too. Maybe give it to a family memeber later and buy a new one later :)