Hardware Solution To Enhance The Speed Of Macbook

Have you tried all the simple tricks and you still see the spinning beach ball? Software solutions do not always fix the problem.  The first thing you should try is cleaning up your system. Clear the desktop, archive old files and check your activity monitor for applications that are hogging your resources. Have all these measures failed you? Does your question still remain, How to speed up mac?

You can upgrade your hardware to improve speeds. Mac often runs out of RAM to run sophisticated applications. Additional RAM helps to run more applications simultaneously and work efficiently. It is one of the least expensive options when it comes to upgrading the hardware. Your mac need not depend on virtual memory to run apps as it can bank on the extra RAM added.

First, find out how much RAM is present on your system. You can obtain this information by selecting About Mac from the Apple menu. The minimum requirement for RAM is 2GB, which is not enough to run several applications. 4GB RAM is sufficient for most users but, if you have the money to spare, you can even think of upgrading your RAM to 8GB. You should understand that all macs do not have upgradable RAM. Some macs have RAM soldered onto the motherboard. If you have a mac that has slots for adding RAM then, the process is not very difficult.

Traditional HDD hard drives find it hard to tackle bottlenecks when physical RAM runs out of space. Solid- state Drive (SSD) technology offers improved performance as it can locate files within a fraction of a second. Reading and writing data on SSD is really fast in comparison to traditional spinning disks.  There is a trade-off to this high speed technology, which is its cost. Solid-state Drives are very expensive so, unless you are too keen on swapping your old disk and have the money, it is a costly affair. You will be spending more money for less storage when it comes to SSD.

The procedure for replacing your hard drive is trickier than RAM. If the reason for hard drive upgrade is low disk space then, it is better to buy an external drive instead of replacing internal drive.  External drive is a cost effective solution unless you want a terabyte of data in your internal drive. The hardware upgrade solutions will definitely improve the overall performance of mac and cost you lesser than buying a new mac.