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Question

Upgrade the hardware on my Macbook Pro? and SSD

Oct 6, 2011 8:41AM PDT

I bought my 13" macbook pro during the summer of 2009 and I was wondering if I should be looking to upgrade my hardware to make my Mac?

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Jan 7, 2012 9:42AM PST

go for the ram first ,,this makes a big differance ,and its cheap <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: auto; line-height: normal; text-align: left; width: auto; direction: ltr; z-index: 99995; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></div>
there is also ssd hybird ,out there and they are alot cheater
good luck

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Answer
Basically, just the RAM can be upgraded,
Oct 6, 2011 10:14AM PDT

that will go to 8Gb. for around $50

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RAM upgrade
Oct 6, 2011 11:35PM PDT

What would upgrading the RAM do performance wise and would it be significant enough to notice? And who is Jimmy?

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You may see an improvement with the additional RAM
Oct 7, 2011 9:00AM PDT

and Jimmy is a Mac Tech who usually chimes in on posts like yours