- #2012 macbook pro memory upgrade install#
- #2012 macbook pro memory upgrade upgrade#
- #2012 macbook pro memory upgrade pro#
If it is worth it does anyone have any recommendations a compatible SSD, and memory sticks and do just these upgrades I mentioned seem good enough?Īny insight and advice is much appreciated.
#2012 macbook pro memory upgrade install#
To do this you would install an 8GB chip in each slot.
#2012 macbook pro memory upgrade pro#
How much of a problem is this exactly if I'm only using this computer for music production and is there any way around it. I assume by Macbook Pro MD101 you mean a Mid-2012 13' MacBook Pro (MacBookPro9,2) model If so, while Apple only officially supports a maximum of 8GB RAM, real world tests have proven this model is capable of using 16GB of RAM (and many many people run it with 16GB with no issues).
After some research I'm deciding on replacing the HHD with an SSD, and replacing the two current 2 GB memory sticks with two 8 GB sticks.įirst I should ask is it even worth it to make these upgrades? I'm basically just wanting it to run faster because right it's pretty slow, but also I've been told that the mid 2012 mbp's cannot no longer run the most current Apple operating system. Basically I want this MacBook to keep up with the demands of music production like running a DAW and various plugins, etc. I have a different computer that I use for everything else.
#2012 macbook pro memory upgrade upgrade#
Anyway I'm wanting to do this upgrade so that I can start using this MacBook solely for music production. I'm a complete noob with computers btw so forgive me if I can't explain properly or am no understanding something. There are problems doing this if I install the very easy to use Patched Sur.In need of some insight on upgrading my mid 2012 MacBook pro. My main problem now is what method to use to upgrade to Big Sur in a way that makes it easy or even possible to upgrade to Monterey. I read somewhere that with these upgrades my MacBook still won't be as fast as a 2018 Mac, but all I can say to that is "What's the hurry?" I think it will be faster than most if not all Windows laptops sold in 2022. I didn't manage to do anything else such as run Cinebench, edit a video with iMovie, or create a track using Logic Pro, though. While it was still working, I went into some department stores which were selling Apple Silicon Macs, visited some websites and noticed the difference in speed. This means that after I upgrade to Big Sur I'll be getting better performance than from my liquid damaged MacBook Air which lots of users online told me didn't have enough RAM. What I know so far is that it's already a lot faster than it was before and last year I used a MacBook Air with 4Gb (early 2014) to edit some videos with iMovie and create some music with Logic Pro.
After the installation, I'll be running the Cinebench test and I might run another test as well to see how fast or slow my MacBook Pro (mid 2012) Model 9.2 is. I plan to watch some videos before attempting to install it. It comes with stickers which have printed on them the company name and the text "Warranty Void if Removed", so that's great. I paid extra for a Special Delivery and the RAM arrived on January 11.
Eventually, I decided I couldn't get the kind of RAM I wanted for less than that price, so I gave in and bought some from a local company. I was looking around for some time for 2 X 8Gb RAM sticks at a price less than about €70 or US$80. Thanks for your advice everyone! I'm in a part of Europe I don't want to mention which has developed a bad reputation, but I had nothing to do with causing this.
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