You really won't see a big different going to 16GB of RAM memory. Then you harddrive, it may be bombarded with so much data of music files and video files that it can't even find what your looking for in time.Ĭonsider these before spending wasted money on Memory Upgrade. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) Crucial MX500 4TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal SSD CT4000MX500SSD1 Configuration ID: CT20722329 4TB 2.5-inch internal SSD SATA 6.0Gb/s 560 MB/s Read, 510 MB/s Write compare 359.

Sometime your graphic memory is overload, seeming how it is only 256MB compared to the 2.2GHz MacBook Pro (MC723LL/A) early 2011 version that has 1GB of graphics memory. Rasalas 8GB Kit (2X 4GB) PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz SODIMM RAM Upgrade for AMD Intel Laptop, MacBook Pro 13/15/17 inch Early/Late 2011,iMac 21.5-inch Mid/Late 2011,27-inch Mid 2011,Mac Mini 5,1 & 5,2 Mid. You might want to consider other factors like your graphics memory, in which you can upgrade because it is in the chipset, and harddrive speed. However, most people believe that a slow computer is due to memory, which is a factor but upgrading to 16gigs is only going waste your money, 8GB is plenty unless you plan on running 5 virtual machines all at once, unlikely. Why, not because the machine won't accept it, because it will and if you have a good brand it will work fine and recognize it, even though Apple has clearly stated that it 8Gb is the max. For all of your wanting to upgrade to 16BG of RAM.

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