Optimize Your MacBook Pro with a 16GB Memory Upgrade
Apple introduced its MacBook Pro in 2006 as a line of high-end notebooks. You can add an extra 16 gigabytes of RAM to your MacBook Pro to increase its speed and performance overall. 16GB of Mac RAM is available on eBay with various additional features and from several brands.
What are the benefits of 16GB of RAM?A MacBook Pro RAM upgrade can help your computer in various ways. Your MacBooks hard drive has any of the data you want to store long-term until you move or delete it. Random access memory is a specific type that acts as the working memory. It is similar to the short-term memory of your computers "brain" or CPU. RAM actually connects to the long-term storage device to provide it with quick access to data. If you add some MacBook Pro memory in 16GB blocks to your system, it should be able to read and to write data quickly, and it can improve some other performance aspects of your notebook. MacBook Pro RAM in 16GB blocks can handle more data or tasks at once.
How do modules affect Mac RAM?All MacBook Pro memory in 16GB blocks will have the same overall capacity. However, these blocks might have different numbers of modules from which you can choose, and a RAM sticks modules can have capacities of their own. These memory modules can come in different types as well. The type of memory module your 16GB of Mac RAM uses can have some positive effects on its performance. You can use eBay to find inexpensive MacBook Pro RAM that has the number and type of modules you prefer. Some options include:
- DIMM: A dynamic in-line memory module for the MacBook Pro contains several modules mounted on a single circuit board.
- SO-DIMM: This type of module is similar to a DIMM module but uses a smaller form factor. It is the kind you are most likely to find in laptops.
A RAM sticks bus speed works in conjunction with its bus width. The speed and width of the bus denote how many bits the RAM can send to the CPU and how many times per second it can send groups of bits. The precise way the bus speed affects your RAM performance will depend on how youre using it, your MacBook Pro model, and the specific settings on your laptop. You can find bus speeds on eBay, such as:
- PC3-8500
- PC3-10660
- PC3-12800