4gb ram for macbook pro mid 2010 upgrade#

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned That's the reason I took a star off the review, because Apple should have built these units with 8GB RAM as the standard amount. If El Capitan was installed, then you really need to bump the standard 4GB to 8GB, or you may experience a slowdown in performance.

4gb ram for macbook pro mid 2010 upgrade#

Since the upgrade is free, I'd certainly want to reserve that choice for myself. Some sellers upgrade the machines to El Capitan, thinking they become more attractive for sale, but the opposite is true. Mavericks and Yosemite run fine in these machines. At this point, I tell my Mac user friends to stay away from El Capitan. Your other option is g oing with a SSD, which will also increase performance. With each OS upgrade, more RAM for the system is typically demanded.

These days, you really need at least 8GB for an average user. My experience with Apple goes for many years, and for what you pay for new, it is a disappointment how little RAM they put in the units. This particular model, like many others, can be upgraded. But when they come down in price and are good used units, you can't go wrong. As new, I think they are a bit pricey, even though quality is much higher than low line laptops of the PC variety, you have to ask how much could they improve the PC laptop if they sold it for $1,000 more? With electronics, just a few cents can make a difference on the sourced parts. A solid laptop that will cover most of your bases.