X-Ray Mac Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Alright here are the specs on My MacBook Pro: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB of RAM Bus Speed is 800MHz 120 GB Hard drive I want to update the RAM and Hard drive, but I figured I'd get some advice on what the experts thought first.. I'll be running Vista via BootCamp as well.. Also if you could give me good websites with cheap prices.. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprodan Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Lol, why you need to upgrade. That is a killer system… Ram wont make much of a difference, unless you do some super multi-tasking with heavy apps.. Bootcamp maybe could use the extra ram. What country you from then we could suggest some sites.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Ray Mac Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 I will be running boot camp. I like experimenting with different types of OS' I should have said that haha. I'm from America. I definitely want a bigger internal hard drive.. and because of Boot Camp I figured I'd get more RAM, but I didn't know what kind I should get or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdnalsi Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Replacing the RAM is fairly easy. There's a nifty that shows you how to do it. Here's a little list of RAM you can buy: 1. Transcend 2 GB @ $97.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820208323 2. Corsair 2GB @ $124.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145172 3. G.Skill 2x2GB @ 234.99 (i.e. price for each 2 GB is ~ $117) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231135 4. Crucial 2GB @ $ 139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148087 5. Mushkin 2x2GB @ $260 (i.e. 2GB @ $130) http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=582 Replacing/upgrading your RAM doesn't void your warranty. The HDD replacing, on the other hand, WILL void your warranty. So do it on your own risk. There's a Youtube video on how to do that too. Here it is. The biggest HDDs on the marked you can fit inside are Fujitsu/Toshiba/Samsung with 250 Gb at 5400 RPM. There was a rumor about a 320Gb but I couldn't find anything. The thing is you need to look for HDDs that are SATA, 2.5" and 9.5mm tall - do not exceed. Hope this helps, cheers! edit: I'm thinking you have the 15.4" Macbook Pro, if not, just search Youtube for the 17" videos. There's plenty of those too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesce Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 If you don't mind switching to an external DVD burner, you can always put in a second drive. Have a core 2 duo, 2.2 Mhz with 3 Gb of ram, 200 Gb main disk plus a 160Gb secondary disk. Boot camp has a 40 gb partition on the secondary drive, so running parallels w/boot camp partition I get nice speed -- no slow down at all, since its on a separate drive from my os. Also moved the itunes library over, because it was getting too big (about 40 gb).I'm just wishing I could add another gig of ram. It's a killer system, but when I'm programming I usually have windows 2003 up (with SQL server/coldfusion) in one parallels window, and windows xp and/or vista in a second (for the client system). Running 3 OS's at the same time can eat up a hell of a lot of ram quickly.If you don't mind switching to an external DVD burner, you can always put in a second drive. Have a core 2 duo, 2.2 Mhz with 3 Gb of ram, 200 Gb main disk plus a 160Gb secondary disk. Boot camp has a 40 gb partition on the secondary drive, so running parallels w/boot camp partition I get nice speed -- no slow down at all, since its on a separate drive from my os. Also moved the itunes library over, because it was getting too big (about 40 gb).I'm just wishing I could add another gig of ram. It's a killer system, but when I'm programming I usually have windows 2003 up (with SQL server/coldfusion) in one parallels window, and windows xp and/or vista in a second (for the client system). Running 3 OS's at the same time can eat up a hell of a lot of ram quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Ray Mac Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 thanks to all of you that helped. especially the videos. RAM and HDD are first to get upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdnalsi Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Let us know how the HDD part went, okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Ray Mac Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 As soon as I get the duckets to buy one I will lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tebi Tan Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I upgraded the 120 GB HDD to a 160 GB 7200 rpm HDD, which was the biggest 7200 rpm I could find, and it was worth it! And regarding voiding the warranty, I think if there is a warranty case, I can put the old HDD back inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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