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mbp 15" 2011

  1. Codpeace

    Need help with reviving MBP 15" 2011 with dGPU and now a slowdown issue

    Hi everyone. I could REALLY use some help. I have a late-2011 15" MBP with a discrete GPU. It suffered the famous glitch in that model where the GPU failed and progressively I couldn't boot the machine. Eventually, it bricked (apparently permanently) in 2017 and I had to buy a new machine...
  2. cutlercollin99

    Best SSD for Unibody MBP

    Hello, I recently purchased a '11 15" Macbook Pro and am looking to upgrade the SATA Disk with a SSD. I've looked up various SSD's and can't seem to find one that everyone is leaning towards. I'm looking for something that is cheap, fast, and reliable. Can anyone help guide me whether that is...
  3. N

    Comparing real life performance of 2017 MBP to earlier gens?

    I've been using an early 2011 15 inch MBP (2.2GHz i7) for almost 7 years now. It worked great for about 5 years and then I noticed slowdowns. Last year I upgraded the RAM from 4GB to 16GB and many of the performance problems disappeared. Overall, I'm happy with this computer and it is serving me...
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