i have a late 2007 macbook pro with 2 gigs ddr2 ram. can i upgrade it with 4 gigs of ddr3? tnx in advance. btw, it is a macbook pro with 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo processor.
you cant put ddr3 on your mac, for late 2007 macbook pro uses 200-pin pc2-5300 (667 mhz) ddr2 so-dimm while the unibodies macbook/pro uses 204-pin pc3-8500 (1066 mhz) ddr3 so-dimm
NO. dd3 ram won't fit in a ddr2 slot.. they're incompatible It's good you've asked before doing so...
i have 4gig ddr2 ram installed in my mac.. can i configure it to increase my video memory like what i'm doin' in my other lappie (hp compaq).. both have intel base video card i think..
As already pointed out by other PhilMUGgers above, you can't use DDR3 RAM on your MBP. You can, however, upgrade your RAM to a max of 6 GB (2x3GB modules). Or upgrade it to 4 GB (2x2GB modules). As long as you use DDR2 667MHz RAM modules. That's according to MacTracker.
The max RAM varies according to which MB/MBP model you have. You might want to download MacTracker to help you sort through all the models of Macs and their respective max RAMs.
I don't know much info about your macbook's specs so this is all I could suggest... I believe you can't configure your graphics card memory. All you can do is upgrade your RAM to increase the allocated memory to the GPU. For example, having a 1GB ram gives you 64mb for the video memory, 2GB will give 128mb, so basically if you got 4gb ram (which you seem to have on your macbook), there's probably 512mb ram dedicated to the video memory. If the reason for upgrading the GPU memory is for gaming..maybe you bought the wrong laptop in the first place. I googled for ya, and found this from apple support website..something about graphics on intel based macs. Graphics performance For best graphics performance, your computer should have two same-size SO-DIMMs installed, one in each slot. When memory is installed in your Mac in same size pairs, the computer gains some performance benefits from the memory being interleaved. If you upgrade the memory in your Mac, make sure you have matching SO-DIMMs (both in memory size and speed) in each slot for the best graphics performance. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3246
where is the cheapest place to buy 2gb ddr2? and how much are these usually? and what will this do to my MBP? will it make it faster? TIA
Is that 1,300 for two pieces of 2GB DDR2 RAM modules already? That's dirt cheap! Cheapest I found last April when I upgraded my RAM was Charlie's. It was PhP 2,520 (1,400 each, less 10% for PhilMUGgers). That was last April, so I'm not sure how much it is now.
Yes Php 1,300 for the 2 RAMs. Bought them last June '09. I got a special price from the lady because i am their "suki"
My girlfriend's mac needed upgrading and I rrdered from a TPC seller. Kingston 2gb/1350 and Transcend 2gb/1300.
Oh sorry I forgot to tell you guys. I swapped my stock 2 1gb DDRs +cash which is Php 1,300 sorry for that. :redface:
hi guys. can anyone hook me up where to swap my stock 2g ddr3s mbp13 mid09? i got it about 2 weeks ago and i see that spinning colored ball whenever in mac office excel. tech says i gotta improve ram thanks!
Wait, your MBP slows down with just Excel? Or are you running other programs aside from it? I think 2 GB of RAM is more than enough for Excel alone. I barely go above 2 GB when playing heavy games, and I only reach 3 GB when working with images and videos.
