[Spartan John-117]

My mac....
Mid-2009 MacBook Pro, 5,5 13" 2.26gHZ currently has 2GB memory

Looking to upgrade to 4GB (mavericks slowed me down I believe)

Is the memory from OWC a good deal? Is there a better deal? Is 2GB enough for mavericks and anyone have advice to speed me up.

Boot up/shut down times are longer, and usually apps take forever to close.

Thanks for everyones help in advance.

[Just_Me_D]

Definitely get at least another 2 GB. My early 2009 MacBook works well with Mavericks. Whether memory from OWC is a good deal, I do not know. That's your call...

[kch50428]

Yeah, OWC is good to buy from... Got my '08 MacBook Pro memory from them... Easy install. Mavericks seems no worse than any previous OSX...

[Spartan John-117]

Just curious, how much memory are you guys running? And what's startup/ shutdown times for you? Rough guess I'm at like 30secs before I login and hit desktop, about 20 to shut down. Normal?

[kch50428]

I've never bothered to pay attention... It's not bothered me.

[Just_Me_D]

I have 4 GB of RAM in my MacBook. As for startup and shutdown times, heck, I don't know. I've yet to complain about it, and this coming February will mark the 5th year I've had it.

[Grabber5.0]

Nice

[Spartan John-117]

Ok then tomorrow I think I'll order up my 4GB and give it a try. Is it plug and play or do I have to do anything special after installing?

[Spartan John-117]

Also? Is there any cheaper memory that is suggested? Or is OWC the way to go? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to do it right the first time

[warcraftWidow]

It's pretty much plug and play. OWC has video tutorials in their site if you need them. Don't know whether OWC has the best prices or not but they are a very reputable Mac dealer.