HT1338 What hardware upgrades can I do to a Macbook Pro?

Can the CPU be upgraded and what is the max ram?

An SSD replaces your hard drive. Unfortunately they are kind of small in comparison, so you may need to stick with a hard drive. A SSD uses flash memory like a USB drive, except in place of your hard drive. The speed increase is phenominal. This will replace your drive so you will need to reload OS X which is easy thanks to Internet Recovery.
Kingston makes a 64GB model that is decent, I have one in an older original MacBook and it feels so much snappier. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139949
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226318
They vary in all different capacities and speeds. Not all SSD's are created equal.
Follow the instructions in your MacBooks manual to upgrade the drive.
You will need a 2.5 inch SATAIII SSD if you choose to go that way.
Between the SSD and the RAM upgrade you have a beast of a machine.

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