4gb ram to 8gb ram

i have a macbook pro 2011 13'',will 8 gb of ram increase the video ram memory to 500 mb?!

No, the RAM on your video card will not be affected.

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    2013: ???

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  • Upgrade from 4GB RAM to 8GB

    Hi folks,
    This is my first post ever, I would like to say hello from Vienna, AUSTRIA
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    2. Wich one is the best brand/company? Crossair? Samsung? Kingston? etc?
    3. Will I loose my warranty ? If No, 100% sure?
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    1. What is important (Wich RAM chips do i need)?
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  • Mac Mini i5/2.5GHz/4GB RAM MD387xx/A

    Hello,
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    When I go to Kingston's USA site and select the 2102 Mac Min it returns these as being compatible
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  • Can I upgrade memory on Macbook Pro 13" 2.5GHz 4GB RAM, Model Z0MT7B/A

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    from where can i purchase 4gb RAM for my macbook pro 13'' mid 2012 model?????

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  • Ok, so i bought a imac 27 about 4 months ago, and now they release a new one!  ****... So my question is, should I sell this one (which by the way is the i5 2.8 with 1 gb 5750 and 4gb ram) and buy the new imac 27 i5,or keep the one i have and buy more ram

    ok, so i bought a imac 27 about 4 months ago, and now they release a new one!  ****... So my question is, should I sell this one (which by the way is the i5 2.8 with 1 gb 5750 and 4gb ram) and buy the new imac 27 i5,or keep the one i have and buy more ram. I mostly use my computer for photoshop cs5 and illustrator cs5 for graphics out put as well as surfing the web and music.
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    The new iMac is about 25% or so faster than your current iMac(comparable model would be the 3.1ghz version). There are a couple of things that you will benefit from such as the dual Thunderbolt/Mini Display ports/ which may help with multitasking. The video card in the new iMac again the comparable model being the 3.1ghz is a lotttttttt better than the current one that you have. So thinking of the long run those few things may be beneficial for you to upgrade(but it depends on what is important to you).
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