Upgrading RAM in a unibody MacBook Pro couldn’t be easier
Many of you know that I have a MacBook Pro. I purchased the base model, so it came with 2GB of RAM. I have been wanting to upgrade it and I finally got around to doing this. I looked at a lot of different manufacturers (including Crucial, Kingston, and Corsair), but after a few friends pointed out OWC (Other World Computing) I decided to go with them.
Two people both told me about the awesome customer service they experiences with OWC but I normally don’t believe that until I can see it for myself. I ordered the 4-GB RAM kit on Wednesday around 9:30p, and was amazed when I received an email two hours later telling me that it had already been transfered to FedEx. I couldn’t believe how quickly they put together the order and got it to FedEx for shipping.
The RAM came today and I was very surprised at how easy it was to install in a 15″ Unibody MacBook Pro. I have the back panel of my MBP removed, memory installed, and put back together within 10 minutes. I tend to find myself opening tons of apps, and wanting to run VMWare Fusion at the same time — I couldn’t run VMWare efficiently when I had 2-GBs of RAM, but now that I have 4-GBs I am able to have several Mac apps open, and run two VMWare machines. Amazing. If you plan on upgrading the RAM in your unibody MBP then I highly suggest that you check out this video by Gear Live.
What RAM manufacturer do you prefer? I would like to know.
I run Crucial or Kingston if I have to
Just got a Macbook Pro myself, grabbed the 17″ came with 4GB, but i’ll put another 4 in when the prices go down, right now its about $600
Well, it COULD be easier. My 5 year old PC requires removal of ONE screw. LOL. Can do the whole thing in about a minute.
Oh – and for about $50 bucks – not $600. LOL (again).