A fast working Macbook is a blessing. You cannot crack your MacBook Pro open and replace
its graphics or CPU because it is one portable system, so all the updates that
we install are going to stay limited. Nevertheless, there is a lot that we
could do for giving this already fast working machine a significant bump or
performance.
The RAM
Most obvious of all the upgrades is to add RAM to
your MacBook. All the models of MacBook Pro 2011 including the early 17-inch
and the 15-inch models of 2011, and the 15-inch and 13-inch models of late
2011, support at least 16GB of the RAM is form of 8GB module in both the two
slots. RAM that you should be looking forward to use is the DDR3 PC3-10600
along with a 16GB kit. Bumping up the RAM to its maximum point is the best
upgrade for performance that you can do. The RAM upgrades for MacBook Pro
systems basically are step-by-step detailed guides and very straightforward.
Storage
Another way of boosting the Mac memory performance
is to replace your HDD or hard disk drive, with a faster SSD or solid-state
drive. Depending on the amount of storage that you are looking for, the upgrade
can be very reasonable or highly expensive. Replacing the drives in your
MacBook Pro computers is not that difficult but it involves a little surgery.
Often times, people cannot carry out the updating process on their own. At such
a time, you can take the help of a professional and get your MacBook Pro
updated in order to make it work efficiently faster.
Special
Upgrade For MacBook Pro 13-inch models of late 2011
If you have a 13-inch model of the Mac Pro of late 2011, then there is
a special upgrade available only for this model. This particular model of the
Mac Pro have optical drive SATA and hard drive ports both supporting the
SATA-III with high-speed. It means that you could now replace both the optical
drive and hard drive with 2 SSDs and then configure them. Couple that with SATA
adapter kit replacing optical drive with the enclosure for second drive. There
are several kits in the market that would let you install 2 drives into your
MacBook Pro.
What Else
You Can Do
* Check the Login Items list- the login items
often slow down the MacBook. If you do not need the apps for starting up with
the system, disable them.
* Clean up the logs and cache- As the result of use, the Mac apps create log files and cache that store the specific data required by these apps.
* Internet- You should remove the log files and cache every now and then to avoid the cluttering of hard drive.
* Clean up the logs and cache- As the result of use, the Mac apps create log files and cache that store the specific data required by these apps.
* Internet- You should remove the log files and cache every now and then to avoid the cluttering of hard drive.
If you are planning to combine the upgrade with the Mac ram upgrade, then this would make you the proudest
owner of the fastest working MacBook Pro 13-inch laptop on the planet. Just
keep in mind that just the late models of 2011 MacBook Pro 13-inch models
support the SATA-III speeds on optical drive port. If you proceed with such an
upgrade on any 17-inch or 15-inch Mac Pro memory, or any 13-inch model, then it would be doing nothing more than
wasting your money.
