Crucial CT2KIT25664BC1067 4GB 204-PIN PC3-8500 SODIMM DDR3 Memory KIT (2GBx2)
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Customer Review: works great--about 15 minutes to install
Summary: 5 Stars
These work fine in my MBP 13 (late 2009), and though I don't use a lot of memory-intensive programs, the extra 2 gb do seem to speed things up.
Installation took me about 15 minutes, and with the 10 screws holding the bottom plate, was a bit of work.
A few tips:
-Spend the money on a dedicated size 00 Phillips screwdriver
-If the screwdriver isn't already magnetized, rub a magnet (refrigerator versions will work) across the shaft a dozen time to make it so. Without the magnet holding the smaller screws on the tip, you're likely to drop them when they come out and will have trouble aligning them with the hole when it is time to put the cover back on.
-Print out Apple's picture directions and have them on the table as you work.
-Even with the right screwdriver, turn slowly and firmly--don't strip the screws.
-Keep the screws in a big, heavy bowl so they don't drop on the floor. The 8 short ones are tiny.
-It's counter-intuitive, but the label side goes down when installing the two boards.
Customer Review: Remember the great things: like great memory.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always loved the RAM from Crucial and this is no exception. No problems so far and it was fairly easy to install in my unibody (white) MacBook. This RAM is a really great price and drastically sped up my computer, which in turn, helped me to be much more efficient with my time.
I went from an 8-core MacPro with 6GB of RAM to this dual-core Macbook with 2GB of RAM. At first, I could definitely notice the difference between the two, but after upgrading to 4GB of RAM, this little laptop flies like I would expect. Of course there is still a difference between my 8-core desktop and this 2-core laptop, but with the additional RAM, I can do all of my programming without any trouble. It slows down a bit when I'm running Windows in a virtual machine, but before the RAM upgrade, it was far too slow to virtualize, and now it only hampers me slightly.
I would highly suggest upgrading your RAM to it's maximum if you can afford it. A simple RAM upgrade can drastically increase the speed of even the newest and fastest computers today (and especially the really old machines).
Customer Review: Value for Money !
Summary: 5 Stars
Guys, don't expect your computer performance to just zoom with the installation of these memory sticks. Only if you have a powerful processor to complement a 4GB RAM as well as a 64 bit OS, you can't really appreciate the usefulness of the RAM. I was running a core 2 duo 2.5Ghz processor with 2GB RAM and decided I needed to go for an upgrade. I installed this 4GB set and also did an OS upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 64bit version. On hindsight for just day to day work like browsing and word processing stuff, I dint really notice a change. But I am a graduate student and run some simulations on my laptop. I could notice significant improvements then.
BOTTOM LINE:
1. You are just a casual user doing just browsing, word processing with processor speeds of less than 2.1 Ghz, you don't need this !
2. You need heavy processing and need to run multiple applications simultaneously, go for it !!
Customer Review: Easy upgrade
Summary: 5 Stars
This RAM was almost half the price of the Apple store equivalent and I was able to easily upgrade my 2009 MacBook Pro 15" from 2GB to 4MB in about five minutes. It was simple, quick and painless and worked flawlessly (instructions are on the Apple website). Make sure you have a good quality small (tiny!) Phillips screwdriver so you don't strip the screws.
My MacBook Pro used to run slowly when I was running VMWare. I used a free utility (Peek-a-Boo) to look at memory/processor/disk usage and found that all the memory was being used but only 30-50% of the processor, and "thrashing" (where the computer spends too much time shuffling blocks of virtual memory between real memory and disk) was occurring. This is now a thing of the past and multiple applications now load and run more quickly and swap instantaneously. A hundred dollars well spent!
Customer Review: Late 2009 Macbook Pro easy upgrade
Summary: 5 Stars
Much has been said about this product. I upgraded my 13 inch Macbook Pro (purchased 9/09) from 2gb to 4gb. The upgrade was very easy provided you buy the #00 screwdriver (which is sold on Amazon). I would recommend the expense as the screws are easily stripped. It took me less than 10 minutes with taking the screws out, popping the memory in and putting the machine back together.
Check on youtube for tutorials if you have never replaced memory before.
The performance increase is satisfying. I don't run very intensive programs but appreciate the increase in performance and the piece of mind knowing that my Macbook will be able to handle pretty much whatever I throw at it.
After opening up the case I realized how easy it would be to update the hard drive as well. Great product, cool project.