Mid 2010 17" MBP Memory Upgrade - Aftermarket Performance/Compatibility?
Looking at a mid 2010 17" Macbook Pro, and want to buy with 4GB, then upgrade to 8GB after.
I see some posts about machine issues after memory upgrades.
are there any brands of Memory to avoid?
I was looking on Kingston's site and on Macsales.com
anyone know which brand Apple uses in this Macbook Pro?
Recommendations?
As I said any brand will work just as well as any other brand, so the brand is irrelevant which you buy. All types of RAM are known to work. None any better than any other. This includes whatever brands Apple uses. As long as the RAM has a lifetime warranty and you buy from a vendor with a good return policy then you are in good shape.
If you look for the research you will find that tests of different brands of RAM demonstrated that the brand is unimportant when choosing a product.
I've never purchased brand name RAM in over 20 years for more than 30 Macs I've owned, and I've never had a problem. I happen to purchase mine from Data Mem.
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Hello!
In a bit of impulsiveness, I have just acquired a Apple laptop: a lightly used Macbook 7.1 (released mid-2010 and discontinued, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo). This is my first Apple computer!
I want to upgrade just a wee bit to squeeze a bit more performance out of what is currently probably a mid to low end laptop. Two questions:
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The 512GB HD which came with my mid-2010 15" MacBook Pro appears to have developed some problems. The machine auto-restarts on its own more often and takes a long time to go to sleep when I close the lid. I have replaced the RAM (4GB to 8GB) about 6 months ago and this helped, but now I'm thinking the HD is more of an issue. I generally keep the disc 20-25% empty, for performance, so I'm sure it's not just swap space.
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I saw this page but I'm not in the USA so would want a UK supplied: http://bit.ly/16aTDvz
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 55156 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 4
Anonymous UUID: FA994096-76F6-4198-ABA6-2B55C2074E1F
Wed Apr 27 23:52:45 2011
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x5b9efc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7e705000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5aa31c38 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x5aa31c6c 0x223978 0x0)
0x5aa31c88 : 0x5b9efc8f (0x5bc0523c 0x5bc75840 0x5bc143cc 0x0)
0x5aa31d28 : 0x5bb0a5d3 (0x90bd804 0x7424004 0x100 0x0)
0x5aa31d78 : 0x5bb015cc (0x7424004 0x100 0x5aa31da8 0x5b9df76c)
0x5aa31da8 : 0x5c224965 (0x7424004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x5afc4322)
0x5aa31ee8 : 0x5bb29250 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31f28 : 0x5b9f8e23 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31fc8 : 0x5b9f5502 (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa32178 : 0x5b9f768e (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x5aa321a8)
0x5aa32248 : 0x5afb9a25 (0xc1d00041 0xbeef0003 0x13b55680 0x71)
0x5aa322e8 : 0x5afb9f9d (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32328 : 0x5af91e0b (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32358 : 0x5afb95d2 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32378 : 0x5af91418 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32398 : 0x5afb9f48 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x2 0x2)
0x5aa323d8 : 0x5af947b9 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x0 0x9ea1800)
0x5aa32418 : 0x5af92269 (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa32468 : 0x5afe4ddf (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa324f8 : 0x5afd65a9 (0x88aa700 0x9ea1800 0x0 0x1)
0x5aa32558 : 0x5afd6810 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x9ea1800 0x0)
0x5aa325a8 : 0x5afd6ce4 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x5aa328cc 0x5aa3286c)
0x5aa328e8 : 0x5afd3aaf (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x1 0x220677)
0x5aa32908 : 0x5af9b5a1 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x13b8d940 0x5051f7)
0x5aa32938 : 0x5afd5572 (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32968 0x5046b1)
0x5aa32978 : 0x5af9f8de (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa329e0)
0x5aa32ab8 : 0x5afd8ee6 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32b68 : 0x5af9bc93 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32be8 : 0x56a738 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32e3c 0x5aa32c74)
0x5aa32c38 : 0x56afd7 (0x5b02a020 0x44b86000 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa32c88 : 0x56b88b (0x44b86000 0x10 0x5aa32cd0 0x0)
0x5aa32da8 : 0x285be0 (0x44b86000 0x10 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa33e58 : 0x21d8be (0xbc06060 0x8c135a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(6.2.6)@0x5af90000->0x5b045fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x5c0ee000->0x5c502fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000->0x5bc76fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 20724823936206
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Mid-2010 Macbook Pro: To Upgrade or Update?
Hey Folks,
I know that this is a topic that has been covered in some detail, but I was hoping to get some feedback from people in the know regarding my specific circumstances and the most reasonable course of action. So, to begin, I have a mid-2010, 15 inch MacBook Pro with a 2.66 Ghz Intel Core i7, 4 GB RAM (1067 MHz DDR3) and an NVIDA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB Graphics Card. This was an amazing computer when I bought it and it continues to work quite well for must of my needs. However, recently, I have been using Pro Tools 11 Music Production software, as well as the Music Composing application MuseScore and I have found that I am not able to get the level of real-time processing speed that I see in some other small home recording setups I have encountered. As a result, I have begun to explore the idea of updating my hardware to a new Mac – perhaps a desktop model but I'm not necessarily married to that idea, as my sense of the benefits is somewhat vague, having to do with a "dedicated workspace" and that kind of thing.
While considering my options, I spoke with a phone rep at Apple who, after reviewing my needs and options, recommended that, rather than buying a whole new computer, I upgrade from my current 4 GB of RAM to either 8 or 16 GB (I know 16 is really a lot, but running music editing software is really an incredible RAM suck, believe me). I want to avoid the whirring and crashes that are somewhat unavoidable with my current setup. Moreover, the rep also introduced the idea of upgrading my processor to a Quadcore and looking into graphics cards if I felt that I wanted to move up to something newer.
After talking to the rep, I generally feel that just upgrading my different hardware elements is probably the way to go for me as I would save a lot of money, but I still feel somewhat reticent seeing as this computer is already close to five years old and it seems that spending a lot of money on something that will soon be obsolete seems foolish. On the other hand, having played with lots of new Macbook Pros and Mac desktops, I really haven't seen any aesthetic changes or new features that really scream out to me to buy the newest model as mine does not seem substantially dated in any real way - in fact, I generally find it a little better than most of the floor models I have played with in the Apple store. The only thing that I even remotely notice is dated is that my MacBook is one generation older than when "Airplay" was implemented in apple TV, so I cannot pair remotely, but that doesn't make a huge difference to me.
I should also mention for context that I did have a Hard Drive crash about 8 months ago at which time I upgraded from a 500 GB to a 1 TB drive, so I have already put some money into the computer. I don't play any video games, so that sort of thing isn't really a consideration, nor is social media a big thing for me, outside of Spotify which I use more or less constantly. Also, though it maybe irrelevant, I will be moving from California to Durham, UK in the summer to begin graduate school, so if there is anything to consider in terms of international functionality, please let me know.
Basically, I just want to know whether anyone sees a clear choice between the two scenarios I have presented: Should I "Supe-Up" my current MacBook with more RAM, and/or a QuadCore processor, or if I should buy a new computer altogether. If anyone has suggestions for other ideas to consider, I would be appreciative of any advice you can offer.
Best!
MitchI have a MacBook Pro 15 inch early 2011.
The new features available in OS X Yosemite like Continuity, Handoff,etc are not supported in this model.
I did upgrade RAM to avoid any possible slowdown.
I found replacing the HD with SSD is too expensive for a 4 years old model.
Replacing the CPU/GPU is not for amateurs.
If you think that rebuilding a Mac part by part is a viable option, please go ahead and rebuild it.
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Installing Windows XP to a Mid 2010 15" MBP. Worst nightmare ever. Help!!
Alright.
I've read through about 300 posts in this forum and I can't find anything that is simple, easy to read, and works.
Here's the deal. I have a 15" MacBook Pro that I got mid 2010 brand new. I have a Windows XP Service Pack 2 disc. I have a Snow Leopard install disc.
I run boot camp assistant, gave myself a hefty 50 gigs of space for my XP partition, install XP. Once XP finishes installing, I install the Boot Camp program and drivers from the SL disc.
All should be peachy, right? That is pretty much all the help I've gathered from reading through posts here.
Now, in Device Manager, pretty much everything important has a yellow exclamation point next to it: Ethernet Controller, Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus (x4), Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Network Controller, PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller, SM Bus Controller, Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
I tried repairing the drivers using the SL disc. Nope. No worky.
The irony of XP asking me to connect to the internet to properly install network drivers is not lost on me.
I tried downloading updates from Apple support, Bootcamp Update, Bootcamp new versions, etc. Every time I run them I get an error that says "Program too big to fit in memory." And every time my urge to throw my laptop through a window increases.
Believe me, I wouldn't be installing anything Microsoft related if it wasn't necessary for work, but it is a must in the situation I am in now. For all I care, once I finish with this project I will burn my XP disc like Hendrix did with his guitar.
Please, please, please...if you have a succinct explanation of how to at least get this piece of crap OS on the internet, help me. I beg of you. Thank you.Download XP SP3 combine updater from MS and burn it onto a CD. Install SP3 right after XP SP2 is installed.
In case you get an out of disk space error while installing SP3, you will need to create a regedit key to specify the boot directory is the C:\ drive:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Go to: HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and click String Value.
4. Type BootDir and press ENTER.
5. Right-click BootDir and select Modify.
6. Type C:\
After SP3 is done, restart, then insert Snow Leopard disc to install the drivers.
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I just bought an Crucial M550 256GB for my mid 2010 MBP. And I'm not clear on the data transfer instructions.
1) it came with Acronis instalation kit with a blank CD and a usb cable. I'm not sure what this CD is used for?
2) is it best to install the SSD with a fresh OSX download and then just use time machine to load all my previous settings?
3) or do I partition the SSD before I install it in the MBP and transfer using a clone?
Not sure what to do here...Well, I am not familiar with the Crucial kit you got - you might want to ask them about that blank CD...... however, I did install an SSD and this is what I did:
I ordered a kit from OWC which included an external USB hard drive enclosure and tools. When it arrived, I first installed it in the external enclosre, hooked it to my MBP and then used CarbonCopyCloner to make a full bootable clone of my system on the new SSD after formatting it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the GUID partition scheme. I then uninstalled the internal, installed the SSD in its place (following the install video availabe at OWC) and booted up - that was it. I installed the old internal drive into the external enclosure for an instantaneous bootable cbackup. -
What's the difference between MBP mid 2010 and MBP retina?
Hey
can anybody give me the main difference or if it's possible detailed of the difference between macbook pro mid 2010 15 inch and macbook pro 2013 retina display 15 inch?
thanksAlso:
The 15" Retina systems come with SSD storage instead of a hard drive.
The 15" Retina systems do NOT come with an optical (CD/DVD) drive.
The 15: Retina systems have two Thunderbolt ports and two USB3 ports.
Both come with various speed and type processors, partly overlapping. I believe the Retina tops out higher in total processing power.
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