

You really won't see a big different going to 16GB of RAM memory. I would use macOS Catalina Patcher by DosDude1 to install. Then you harddrive, it may be bombarded with so much data of music files and video files that it can't even find what your looking for in time.Ĭonsider these before spending wasted money on Memory Upgrade. A: Yes, it is possible to use an external GPU on a MacBook Pro (early 2011 - 16GB RAM, core i5). Sometime your graphic memory is overload, seeming how it is only 256MB compared to the 2.2GHz MacBook Pro (MC723LL/A) early 2011 version that has 1GB of graphics memory.

You might want to consider other factors like your graphics memory, in which you can upgrade because it is in the chipset, and harddrive speed. However, most people believe that a slow computer is due to memory, which is a factor but upgrading to 16gigs is only going waste your money, 8GB is plenty unless you plan on running 5 virtual machines all at once, unlikely. Early 2011 MacBook Pro RAM Upgrade Late 2011 MacBook Pro to 16 GB of RAM SODIMM RAM Memory for Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro 17-inch, Early 2011 RAM RAM a. Why, not because the machine won't accept it, because it will and if you have a good brand it will work fine and recognize it, even though Apple has clearly stated that it 8Gb is the max. For all of your wanting to upgrade to 16BG of RAM.
