![]() ![]() Looking at devices, specs and all, we ended up selecting the following memory and SSD model that are both pushing the computer to the limit of its performances. Even Apple only maxed out this computer at 8GB of memory. Two modules of 16GB each seems interesting but it’s not compatible with this computer. Same culprits for the memory, you must select compatible memory going at the proper bus speed and respect the limits of the computer. For example, it makes no sense to get a SATA3 class SSD since the hardware only supports SATA2. The challenge with such a computer is to find the best hardware, the fastest one, without diving into features that are not compatible or not supported by the laptop. It’s not a bad thing since these are the things that have the most impact on this kind of upgrade. The board, CPU and GPU are all soldered so we can only update the memory and disk. ![]() For the rest, it’s still a fully functional laptop that is just in need of a few great touches by Geeks like us. If you do not consider the latest macOS release for which he cannot benefit from NightShift, his computer was still able to be updated to the latest macOS version albeit with some limitation like AirDrop and clipboard syncing not being present. This laptop came with 4GB of memory and a spinning hard drive. ![]() Tyler has an old faithful MacBook Pro 13” from 2011. ![]() Depending on your base configuration, it might even take it from barely usable to lightning fast and almost up to par with recent computers. If it’s a few years old, chances are you can still upgrade the disk and the memory which will give it a great boost in performance. Often we have an aging computer and sometimes it’s not the best idea to simply replace it. ![]()
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