Upgrading RAM and Flash Storage for higher capacity

If I purchase a MacBook Pro with Retina Display with 8GB or RAM and 256GB Flash Drive, can I later upgrade the RAM and Flash Drive for higher capacity?

Just to clarify...
If I were to purchase a "regular" MacBook Pro (non-"retina", DVD drive, FireWire port, etc.) and seek aftermarket options for...
(1: replacing the main RAM with 16 gigabytes of RAM (I understand that the newest "regular" MBP is limited to a BTO option of only 8 GB.)
and
(2: replacing the hard drive with a larger-capacity aftermarket Solid State Drive, preferably one with a capacity of either 768 gigabytes or 1 terabyte.
Do such aftermarket options exist for the newest "regular" MacBook Pro? Can this model handle 16 GB of RAM? If there are aftermarket kits available, who installs them?

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You say you updated the flash storage. I'm guessing you just recently had it replaced by an Authorized Apple Service Center, perhaps as part of the replacement program.
If that's true, take it back to the Authorized Apple Service Center and have them fix it so the new flash drive boots for you. They should have done that originally.

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hi , is it possible to upgrade the internal flash storage capacity of mac book air ?

Yes, it is , however its very costly, and you should consider storing static media files on an external HD.
OWC sells SSD upgrades for your Air.

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Hello, I'm totally new to the world of Macs. I am for sure going to purchase a Macbook, but I feel it might be better to upgrade ram and harddrive through third party. I have never upgraded ram or a harddrive, but it seems easy enough after watching the video at macworld and reading instructions. My question is:
Should I install the ram and harddrive before I turn on the macbook for the first time? Would this make things any easier? Would this be a bad thing to do?
I plan on ordering both the macbook and the ram and harddrive on the same day. Which is basically why I was wondering.
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Welcome to the discussions!
I agree fully with Ned. You will want to power it up and run the setup and even do your data transfer and maybe even install a program or two before doing any upgrades at all.
Why?
Updating the OS tests your Airport or ethernet connection.
Migrating data over by FireWire or USB tests those connections.
Installing programs from CD will test out the CD drive.
You will also get a feel for the baseline performance and have something to compare it to once you do those upgrades.

Can't decide on how much RAM and flash drive..

Hi, I've just started my university course in Graphic Design, so I'll be needing to use programs such as photoshop.. indesgin.. illustrator. I want to buy a macbook pro 15, but I'm not sure if I should conisder upgrading to\or purchasing one with the highest amount RAM or Flash storage, or both! The 16gb Macbook is quite a bit more exspensive... so I was thinking to purchase the 8gb one for £1,563.60 and then upgrade it to 16gbRAM, do you think that's the best solution? or should I also be getting the higher amount of flash drive? (the 512GB instead of the 256GB)
Thank you

The RAM is integral to the logic board. There is no upgrading. Hardrive is not user changable.
A drawback of the rMBP.
At time of purchase only.
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Is a Macbook Air more durable than a Macbook Pro (with flash storage) for extensive travelling?

Since neither Air nor Pro shoud be abused or used as a hockey puck,......the question is ALMOST moot.
However the AIr is to be certain more durable than the Pro is due to:
1. fewer parts (much)
2. lower mass inertia at impact
3. less chassis flex due to depth and form.
4. LCD on Air is less fragile than the retina display on the Pro is
5. Air is much easier to repair in case of a spill (however this is almost another moot point)
For much traveling and "abuse", the Air is the winner to be certain, however its still moot if you have a good padded case and prevent other ignorant people in your travels from manhandling your Air or Pro
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Hi all ;
Computer model MacPro 2.26 (8 Cores).
System vers. Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 .
I'm using version Adobe Creative Suite 5 .
Illustrator when working document for high capacity is being crash. , program crash on snow leopard 10.6.3 .
1)I reformat harddisk. I installed the system Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and I did all the updates.
but the problem continues.
2) I changed my hard disk and re-install the system and I did all the updates.I installed Adobe CS5 But the problem was not solved
3)Adobe CS5 , I've completely erased . I installed CS3 a clean way. Illustrator CS3 works seamlessly with high-capacity documentation.
Though I do a lot of problems in the above cs5 not been resolved.
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Can you please post a crash log
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Upgrading RAM and SSD on hp pavilion g6 2005ax

Hey guys,
I have hp pavilion 2005 ax laptop i want to upgrade ram and SSD i have one slot unused i want to know which ram should i go with.
Corsair DDR3 8 GB
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB
or if there is any other ram please provide me detail.
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Your machine currently has 4Gb of RAM:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c03325481
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Upgrading RAM and SSD on MacBook Pro 15" mid 2009

Hey,
I want to upgrade RAM and SSD on my macbook pro, identifier 5,3, and I want to make sure the parts I picked will be compatible with my Macbook.
I'm specifically not sure about its support of 512GB.
I thought about RAM:
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-8500-SODIMM-204-Pin-CT2K4G3S1067M/dp/B008LTBJF M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420487078&sr=8-1&keywords=DDR3+PC3-8500
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" I have also created a back up on Time Machine (I think I did)."
Check this out:
http://macintoshhowto.com/repair/back-up-computer.html
Once you think you've done it correctly restart and hold down the option key or go to "System Preferences" under the Apple and look at "Startup Disk".
That will tell which Disks are bootable.
Now about that Crucial drive:
http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/512GB-M4-and-2009-Macbook-Pro/td-p/7805 6
It's not clear to me that this issue was resolved. The last post goes nowhere!
I always use OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC
Just did two including this MacBook Pro early 2011 13" and a 2012 Mini. Total no-brainer! The way I like it.

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However it might be worth reading this article in The Register about Apple not using standard temperature sensing methodology - see
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/14/imac_hard_drive_replacement_woes/http://
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ranki

Hi,
You can use Performance Monitor and add the required counters.
Check the below Technet article on Performance Monitor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749249.aspx
Below are the steps to monitor the process in Performance Monitor.
- Go to the Performance Monitor.
- Right-click on the graph and select "Add Counters".
- In the "Available counters" list, open the "Process" section by clicking on the down arrow next to it. Select "% Processor Time" (and any other counter you want).
- In the "Instances of selected object" list, select the process you want to track. Then click on "Add >>" button. Click on OK.
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MacBook4.1 early 2008 - Upgrade Ram and Storage

Hey Guys, my English is not good, so please, take me patient = )
I have a Black MacBook early 2008, ( MacBook4,1 ). I want to do a Ram and HD upgrade.
I was reading
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3226716?start=0&tstart=0
but i am not sure if i can upgrade to 8gb in Lion, and wich Hard Disk is good for me.
Any way, I am thinking whats the better option: Do a Upgrade or buy a new MacBook.
I know, i cant upgrade for 10.8 or 10.9 but i want to know if i can use this machine for a ltlle more of time.,
Please, tell me, in your opinion, whats the better option.
If you can, please, indicate how can i upgrade 4, 6, or 8GB acording your suggest. I am not sure
if i can put 8G Ram in the machine. (btw, that will be amazing)
For HD i have no idea for compatibles disks with this model, (size, etc)
My intension is use this apps: Autocad, Win8 with bootcamp, Photoshop, Office, etc...
I''ll be happy paying until 400$ for Upgrades.
I was reading for problems with 8gb in macbooks 4,1, but i dont know...
Thanks anyway!
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Model Name:          MacBook
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Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          800 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MB41.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system):          1.31f1
Serial Number (system):          W8******0P2
Hardware UUID:          0A4651CF-CFA4-5824-8223-0D7EFF41F550
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Type:          Ethernet
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IPv4:
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IPv6:
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Ethernet:
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FTP Passive Mode:          Yes
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The model 4,1 (Early 2008) can use 6gb of 200 pin 667mhz PC2-5300 RAM
These are good online stores for Mac compatible RAM
OWC 667Mhz RAM
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/ - They offer Mac tested RAM at very good prices.
Crucial Memory http://www.crucial.com/ - good place to buy RAM from all over the world. They also have an excellent memory selector that allows you to choose memory based on your computer's model
Data Memory Systems http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-memory.asp - another good, cheap place to buying RAM if you live in the U.S.
Here are instructions on replacing RAM in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://homeoffice.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=44404
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If it were me, I'd save the $60 and get the 2.3GHz one. Its only 4% slower in the specs and will be hardly noticeable in use. The only advantage to the newer one is the Haswell processor which might (note that it is only a might) give a little better battery life with a trade-off of 15% in raw performance.

What is most important - processor speed, RAM or flash storage?

My son is in the 9th grade and I'm about to buy a Macbook Air for him. I have a limited amount of money to spend, and I'd like to get the best value for my dollar. He will primarily use it in school, for homework, surfing the web, social media, watching videos (not making) and downloading music. He ocasionally downloads movies, but not often at all. The most important factor for him is speed. He is an impatient downloader and web surfer, so the quicker the better for him. Given this profile, does he need the i7 processor, or will the i5 suffice? 4 GB or RAM, or do I need to bump up to 8GB? Can I get by with 128 GB of Flash storage, or will that slow the system down too much and I need to go with 256GB? I'm just not in a position to spend $1800 on a computer. Also, when he graduates from high school, then buying an upgraded machine is definitely an option, I'm just trying to get him through high school with the needs he has now.
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The larger SSD are up to 400MBs faster due to SSD densities.
however any macbook needs an external HD for large media storage and necessary data redundancy / backups.
128GB is plenty for most everyone, you need an external HD regardless, NO SSD is big enough to be used as a mass storage device.
see here:
Solid State Drive usage premise, or the “more space / upgrade SSD” question
There have been questions posed and positions taken by many people who are trying to use their Macbook Air or Pro’s solid state drive (SSD) as a mass media storage device, for either pictures, videos, massive music collections or all three combined; but this should not be the working premise of a ‘limited’ SSD and its use.
In which, it’s the case of those users with either 128GB, 256GB, or even 512GB of internal SSD space, that have or are running “out of space”, that questions are raised. The immediate premise of some users can sometimes be “(how to / if) upgrading my SSD” when in fact in nearly all instances another approach is the logical and sensible one that needs to be looked into and exercised.
Any Macbook containing a SSD should be idealized as a ‘working platform’ notebook containing all your applications, documents, and weekly or bi-weekly necessary files. All collections of media files such as pictures, music, and videos, unless directly needed should be kept off the notebook and on an external hard drive or likewise. While the ‘working platform’ premise is also the case with larger internal conventional hard drives of 1TB+, its implementation isn't as critical except in terms of data protection.
Realistically, you should at most coordinate roughly 20 to 25% of your total SSD space to all audio-video personal use media (picture / music / video collections), leaving the remaining amount on an external HD.
Nobody should consider any notebook a data storage device at any time under any circumstance, rather a data creation, sending, and manipulation device; and in the case of a SSD, this is more important for purposes of having sufficient working space on the SSD and reducing SSD ‘bloat’ in which cases someone is wrongly attempting to use the SSD space as a large media storage nexus.
The rare exception to the collective usage and premise of SSD use in which a much larger SSD is truly needed are for those in video and photography professions that require both the extremely fast speeds of the SSD and the onboard storage for large and or many video and photography files. However this also falls under the premise of a ‘working platform’ for such peoples rather than the intent of many who are using the SSD as passive and static data storage for media files very infrequently needed or accessed.
All on-notebook data collections should be logically approached as to necessity, and evaluated as to whether it is active or passive data that likely doesn’t need to be on the notebook, allocations of space-percentages to as-needed work and use, apportioning space for your entertainment media, and questioning whether it should it be on the notebook for more than short-term consumption.
Considerations should be made in the mind of any user in differentiating the necessary system data (System hub) comprising the Mac OSX, applications, necessary documents that both must and should be on your internal SSD, and that of the users personal data (Data hub) comprising created files, pictures, music, videos, PDF files, data created or being created and otherwise, that likely unless being used soon or often should be parked on an external hard drive for consumption, or temporarily loading onto the internal SSD.
You both can and should purchase whichever SSD size you need or see fit, but even in the case of the largest of SSD, unless use-considerations are made, and SSD spaces are allocated as should be the case indicated above, one can easily and immediately run into this quandary of “needing more internal SSD space”, in which instance a different approach in usage must then be implemented.
However it is almost always the case, that such large media files are wanted to be stored internally rather than actually needed, in which case the external HD is both prudent as well as necessary. Additionally costs per MB are infinitely less on an external HD than an internal SSD in any consideration of data expansion needs.
A Professional Example
In the case of a Macbook Air or Macbook Pro Retina with ‘limited’ storage on the SSD, this distinction becomes more important in that in an ever rapidly increasing file-size world, you keep vital large media files, pics, video, PDF collections, music off your SSD and archived on external storage, for sake of the necessary room for your system to have free space to operate, store future applications and general workspace.
You should also never be put in the position of considering “deleting things” on your Macbook SSD in order to ‘make space’. This is especially what your external HD is for.
Professionals who create and import very large amounts of data have almost no change in the available space on their notebooks internal SSD because they are constantly archiving data to arrays of external or networked HD.
Or in the case of the consumer this means you keep folders for large imported or created data and you ritually offload and archive this data for safekeeping, not only to safeguard the data in case your Macbook has a SSD crash, or gets stolen, but importantly in keeping the ‘breathing room’ open for your notebook to operate, expand, create files, add applications, for your APPS to create temp files, and for general operation.
Slim USB3 1TB external hard drive
External Hard Drives
External hard drives are both extremely cheap and regardless of the size of your internal SSD (or even internal hard drive if the case), you need an external hard drive with your SSD equipped Macbook for several reasons:
1. Data backup and protection.
2. Redundancy for important data.
3. Necessitated ideal space for large media files for collections of pictures, videos, and music etc.
While ever changing in price, typical portable 2.5” external hard drives in USB3 run roughly $65 for 1TB or $120 for 2TB small portable USB3 hard drives. Such drives range in thickness between 5mm and 15mm, with recent improvements in storage of 500GB drives in 5mm profiles.
There is almost no premise in which a small 12mm thick 1 Terabyte USB hard drive cannot be taken along with any Macbook as an external large storage extension inside any Macbook carry case or pouch. Typically such external HD profiles are not much bigger than a deck of cards.
External hard drives are a foregone necessity for purchase with any Macbook for at the very least Time Machine backups, data redundancies, and ideally for large media storage.

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