#HOW TO UPGRADE 2012 MACBOOK PRO RETINA MAC#

The cable is prone to vibration wear over time-3 to 5 years and it can cause symptoms that mimic a failing hard drive. In that model, replace the hard drive cable at the same time you replace the drive. If you want INSANE speed upgrades, upgrade the RAM up to 16 GB (79.99). Upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB (60) and change the hard drive (HDD) to a 1TB SDD Storage (150) so that itвЂ™s faster and has more storage. Now my negotiated link speed for the SSD is a very nice 6GBps: Get a Refurbished mid-2012 MacBook Pro (550) from Amazon or use the one you have. The 'slow' in this model is because it was an entry-level model and Apple installed a less expensive 3GBps hard drive even though the logic board has a 6GBps drive interface: Now it is ready to use in under four seconds. Slow boot times and load times are gone! PS Elements used to take 15- 20 seconds to load. A year ago I pulled the slow 500 GB SATA II (3GBps) mechanical hard drive and replaced it with a 500GB SATA III (6GBps) SSD from Other World Computing. I upgraded my A1278 to 8GB as soon as its warranty ran out and noticed no big speed difference. Changing the mechanical hard drive for an SSD will make it neck-snappingly faster.

#HOW TO UPGRADE 2012 MACBOOK PRO RETINA MAC#

Adding RAM will not make you Mac hugely faster.My only other trusted site for reliable Mac RAM is I buy all my RAM from Other World Computing. I still think it's better than today's MacBooks that are out right now. RAM ffromr the local 'sell-it-cheap' store or web site may not work. I've owned it for about 7-8 years now, and it's the best computer I have ever owned. An A1278 is the non-Retina model so, with RAM from a trusted Mac RAM vendor, you can get to 16GB.

How to upgrade 2012 macbook pro retina