Upgrading RAM & Harddrive on MPB


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I have recently got one of the new 13" Macbook Pros, and am thinking of adding more ram and changing the hard drive for an SSD.

Will it take any brand of ram? I've heard that Macbooks seem to only take either official apple ram (whatever brand they use) or one particular model of corsair?

Are there any similar restrictions on SSDs?

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Macbooks are just like any other laptop and will take any type of RAM memory, and any time of SSD.

(as long as you stick to DDR3 and SATA etc ofcourse)

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Macbooks are just like any other laptop and will take any type of RAM memory, and any time of SSD.

(as long as you stick to DDR3 and SATA etc ofcourse)

the RAM for apple macbooks and imacs at bestbuy are the right kind and it is cheap

i have a Q? for the OP, why did you not get those upgrades when you bought the MB? did you figure you could upgrade for cheaper without doing the proper research before you actually made the purchase?

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Let me give you a premature warning so you don't break your system (because I've seen a few guys do it).

When you change the harddrive, make note of the *extremely* thin ribbon connector that is on top of the harddrive, pictured here;

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This part is EXTREMELY delicate and I've seen countless "home changers" bring their Macs in for repair because they broke the connector :-)

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Thanks guys.

i have a Q? for the OP, why did you not get those upgrades when you bought the MB? did you figure you could upgrade for cheaper without doing the proper research before you actually made the purchase?

I figured 2GB would be sufficent, but OSX is actually quite sluggish once a few programs are installed :\ Also, Apple upgrades are extortionate, I wouldn't have got it from them anyway.

Let me give you a premature warning so you don't break your system (because I've seen a few guys do it).

When you change the harddrive, make note of the *extremely* thin ribbon connector that is on top of the harddrive, pictured here;

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This part is EXTREMELY delicate and I've seen countless "home changers" bring their Macs in for repair because they broke the connector :-)

Thanks, i'll bear that in min(Y)Y)

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There are several "how-to" (with pictures) about changing the MBP harddrive and other internals - I suggest you take a look at them to avoid any obvious pitfalls (like the connector).

Also make sure you don't accidentally bend the case when putting it back together - I've seen quite a few cases of those as well where people have forced the case and put the screws back on, bending the connections.

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