My system already had 10gb in it, a 2gb and an 8gb card. Here is a link to the supported RAM on these machines,

Get some general tools,Ģ) Install a solid state drive & put the original HDD in an external caseģ) Remove the DVD drive and install another hard drive (perhaps take the original HDD and put it here when you get an SSD) and put the DVD drive in an external shell 1) Max Out the RamĬommonly for Mac stuff I go to OWC, I haven’t had too many problems with their products but I have had some. To even get started with this, you will need some tools, some of which might be included with the data doubler if you purchase that. There is a full list of upgrade installation videos for this specific model you can find here,

So, in terms of upgrading this system, there really is only so much you can do. If you really want to confirm, copy and paste the serial number to this page,įor a full list of the tech specs for the specific model in question, go here, (If it is the case that we all have the same model, you might want to double check this by going to the apple icon in the top left, selecting about this Mac, then system report. Congratulations on your used Late 2011 13″ MacBook Pro 8,1.

Upgrade macbook pro hard drive.