Using 13" Macbook pro ram in a 15" macbook pro
Hey Community I hope everyone is doing well.
I just put my 2009 13" 2.53 ghz macbook pro ram in my new 2011 15" Macbook pro 2.0 ghz.
I bought the 15" with 4 gb of ram so i upgraded it to 8 gb which i had in the 13".
The 15" stock ram has four nodes on it, while the 13" ram has 8 nodes on it. However it was a great fit.
Now my question:
are there any longevity/performance issues i should be concerned about using this ram?
I'm a heavy ram user in logic studio so the ram is definitely needed, i'm just wondering if i should be concerned enough to buy another 8gb's from crucial.
Thanks!!!
Andrew Cronkright wrote:
I apologize guys i didnt even specify the ram that i put in!
The ram is 1066 ghz ddr 3 also purchased from crucial.
The 15" takes 1333MHz. At the very minimum, you are creating a bottleneck. Buy new RAM.
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EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
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BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 2 days 0:17:23
Disk Information: ℹ️
Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 disk0 : (512.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SuperCool (disk1) / [Startup]: 510.88 GB (320.22 GB free)
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86 MB Finder
77 MB WindowServer
60 MB systemstatsd
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900 MB Inactive RAM
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