Hi all,
I own an early 2011, 17 inch MacBook Pro with stock hardware (2.2 GHz i7, 4 GB RAM and standard hard disk). Since lately it has been getting really slow, I'm thinking of doing a hardware upgrade. More specifically I'm thinking of replacing my hard disk with a Samsung 850 EVO SSD (500 GB) and upping my RAM to 16 GB (1600 MHz Corsair Vengeance). However, since my MBP is already quite old, I'm not sure whether I should make this investment (around €250 total). I read on some blog that if you're MacBook is more than 4 years old and too slow, it is wiser to just buy a new one. However, I see lots of people still upgrading 2011 MacBooks. There are several objections I could think of; considering the age of the MB, other parts will likely start to fail in the near future, rendering my investment useless. Also, the processor can become the bottleneck so that it does not increase performance to current standards and furthermore, Apple can stop supporting older MacBooks like mine with new OS X versions to come. I've seen this MacBook being sold for quite high prices still (€850-1000), which I'm also taking into consideration. Anyone care to give some advice?
Thanks!
Naudin
I own an early 2011, 17 inch MacBook Pro with stock hardware (2.2 GHz i7, 4 GB RAM and standard hard disk). Since lately it has been getting really slow, I'm thinking of doing a hardware upgrade. More specifically I'm thinking of replacing my hard disk with a Samsung 850 EVO SSD (500 GB) and upping my RAM to 16 GB (1600 MHz Corsair Vengeance). However, since my MBP is already quite old, I'm not sure whether I should make this investment (around €250 total). I read on some blog that if you're MacBook is more than 4 years old and too slow, it is wiser to just buy a new one. However, I see lots of people still upgrading 2011 MacBooks. There are several objections I could think of; considering the age of the MB, other parts will likely start to fail in the near future, rendering my investment useless. Also, the processor can become the bottleneck so that it does not increase performance to current standards and furthermore, Apple can stop supporting older MacBooks like mine with new OS X versions to come. I've seen this MacBook being sold for quite high prices still (€850-1000), which I'm also taking into consideration. Anyone care to give some advice?
Thanks!
Naudin