Do I need to replace old RAM when upgrading?

I have a late-2008 Macbook Pro 15-inch 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1x 2GB DDR3 RAM card in one of the two slots. The other slot is empty. That RAM Card came with the laptop, so it is 7 years old now. I want to max out the RAM at 4GB. Can I leave that RAM Card and just buy another 2GB card or is it better to buy 2x brand new 2GB cards? Or does it not make a difference in performance at all? Thanks.

A late 2008 15" MBP, model identifier 5.1, can accept up to 8 GB RAM. I suggest that you install as much as you can if you plan on running Yosemite.
Any combination of RAM modules will work in your MBP, but a matched pair is far the best for maximum performance.
The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.
Ciao.

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I have a MacBook Pro from '07 with 1 GB of memory. The battery is shot and my AppleCare has run out. I just upgraded the OS to 10.6.8. But a few questions:
1 - How do I even check how much memory I have left on this computer?
2 - How do I check how many battery cycles are left?
3 - I want to upgrade to Microsoft Office '11 because I don't have Adobe Acrobat to creat pdf's and I need to be able to do this for school... Instead of buying acrobat, I figured I would just upgrade to Office '11 because I can generate pdf's from Word. Roughly how much RAM does Office '11 take up?
4 - Does Apple still make batteries for this computer (from '07)? How much do they cost?
5 - How much does 1 more GB of memory cost?
AND lastly -- is it even worth it to spend the $ on more RAM, a new battery and Office '11?
Or does it make more sense to just get a new computer entirely? (trying to avoid this).
ANY help would be sooo appreciated! Thanks.

1 - How do I even check how much memory I have left on this computer?
If you're asking how to check to see if you need more RAM, open Activity Monitor and go to the System Memory tab, then compare page outs and page ins. If page outs is 10% or more of page ins, you probably need more RAM.
2 - How do I check how many battery cycles are left?
There's no limit on the number of battery cycles, it's just that the more cycles you've used the more "worn out" your battery gets. You've got a 4-year-old machine, and if it's still got the original battery, it's probably about time for a replacement battery. You can check battery health using System Profiler... look at the Power section under Hardware.
3 - I want to upgrade to Microsoft Office '11 because I don't have Adobe Acrobat to creat pdf's and I need to be able to do this for school... Instead of buying acrobat, I figured I would just upgrade to Office '11
You don't need Office 2011 to create PDFs. Any application capable of printing can create PDFs on a Mac. Just choose File -> Print, but instead of clicking the Print button in the print dialog, click the PDF button and choose Save As PDF in the menu that appears.
4 - Does Apple still make batteries for this computer (from '07)? How much do they cost?
5 - How much does 1 more GB of memory cost?
I'll "ditto" sig's answers to these.
AND lastly -- is it even worth it to spend the $ on more RAM, a new battery and Office '11?
Or does it make more sense to just get a new computer entirely? (trying to avoid this).
If Office 2004 is still working fine for you, stick with that and don't incur the costs of Office 2011. As to the RAM, only add more if the test I mentioned above indicates that you need it. If you buy more RAM when you don't really need it, you won't see much (if any) performance improvement. That just leaves the battery... and if the machine is still doing what you need it to do and you don't really need a new machine for anything, you could definitely buy a new battery and get a few more years out of it.

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I have rather old (WL server 6?) descriptors in my hands. The weblogic-cmp-rdbms-jar.xml follows the DTD from http://www.bea.com/servers/wls600/dtd/weblogic-rdbms11-persistence-600.dtd, which includes the finder definitions. I'd like to upgrade the description to follow this schema: http://www.bea.com/ns/weblogic/910/weblogic-rdbms20-persistence.xsd
Otherwise it's quite understandable, straight-forward work, but that schema no longer includes the finder definitions. My question is, with what and how I can replace the finder blocks in my description? Should I use the weblogic-query - type? Is there any documentation of how to change the finder definitions to that?
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Thanks,
Jani

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So I'm finally thinking about switching over from 10.6.8 to 10.7.5. Normally, when I upgrade to a newer OS, it's usually when a newer OS than that comes out. ie. Mountain Lion is out, so Lion would have seen it's issues and has been updated as much as it can. Basically, 10.7.5 is the best Lion will ever get. Hence why I'm willing to upgrade. I'll admit, I'm lazy when it comes to having to reinstall everything, but because old OS extensions and kernels don't get deleted when you upgrade to newer OS, I usually install a clean OS, which means I have to reinstall all my apps. I'm wondering if there's a way for all older OS system files that are not necessary anymore, to be deleted upon upgrading. Or will Apple ever design an upgrade that will do so.
Buy Lion, erase your disk and install.
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Replace KDE packages when upgrading?

Hi, should I answer yes to this?
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:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
archlinuxfr is up to date
:: Replace kdebase-keditbookmarks with extra/kdebase-konqueror? [Y/n]
:: Replace kdebase-nsplugins with extra/kdebase-konqueror? [Y/n]
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Apple installed RAM has the benefit of having no question if the machine is turned in for a hardware issue verification of Apple possibly replacing the RAM you purchased with RAM from their store and/or charging you for damaging your machine with third party RAM. As long as you are under AppleCare, keep the old RAM, and follow support pages to see if RAM installation is covered. If RAM installation is not covered, only replace the RAM when out of warranty.
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See this user tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2672

HT1338 My iTunes won't let me connect my iPhone because it says I need an updated iTunes, but when I try to download the new iTunes, it says that my Mac software (10.5.8) is too old. However, there are no software updates available. What can I do?

My iTunes won't let me connect my iPhone because it says I need an updated iTunes, but when I try to download the new iTunes, it says that my Mac software (10.5.8) is too old. However, there are no software updates available. What can I do?

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Here is what you should do to trouble shoot your problem.
Open up the composition that is giving you problems
Your error message tells you that you are having problems with the Shatter effect so select the layer with the shatter effect and turn the effect off
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