Timetec 8GB Compatible for Apple DDR3 1067MHz / 1066MHz PC3-8500 for Mac Book (Mid 2010 13-inch), Mac Book Pro (Mid 2010 13-inch), iMac (Late 2009 27-inch), Mac Mini (Mid 2010) SODIMM MAC RAM Upgrade

Bought a used 2009 late year IMAC that only had 4gb memory and can be upgraded to 16gm so I bought these and it was as easy as plug and play. Computer booted right up and moves much faster, works great.

Installed in my MacBook Pro 13" mid 2010 model running mac OS 10.12.6 Sierra, which previously only had two 2 GB DDR3 RAM cards (4 GB total). As you could imagine, my computer was ridiculously slow. It would take about 10 to 15 seconds just to open Excel or Word or even Chrome sometimes, and I experienced excruciating lag when even just typing in a text field like the search bar or an Excel cell. Not anymore! I was a little worried about the warning from Timetec in the Amazon product info section that I would most likely have to update my EFI Firmware to the latest version because, not being a computer guy, I honestly had no idea what this meant especially with such an old computer running an outdated OS. However, Mac's software update web page allows you to search and then narrow the results by Mac model, so the EFI updates were easy to find (turns out, with Sierra, I didn't even need to update the EFI firmware). So, I installed the new RAM (took all of 5 minutes using the very straightforward provided instructions) and turned the computer back on. It booted up with no issues, although it did take a few extra minutes this very first time after the install. I wish I could give a more technical review, but again I'm not a computer guy. All I can tell you is that with this new RAM, this old laptop now runs like a brand new one with no ridiculous lag or delays with any process. This has saved me several hundred dollars, as I was about a week or two away from saying f*ck it and just buying a new computer. Couldn't be more happy with this purchase.

4 YEAR UPDATE (2024/5/7): it’s been 4 years and my mac mini with 10GB of RAM is still rockin it! I’ve since switched to running Ubuntu Server 22.04.4 LTS which is super lightweight and CasaOS manages server configuration using a web interface. The server is currently running 4 media servers (Emby (x2), Jellyfin, Plex), Syncthing, Duplicati (backup server), samba (file server), DuckDNS + Wireguard to create a secure tunnel into our network. With all this running, all I see is the CPU maxed out every so often [due to AVI transcoding which I eliminated] and as I predicted, I never see 10GB maxed out so even though this RAM is half the price of when I bought it, I still see no need to go to the full 16GB. Perhaps if it starts ad blocking (Pi-hole) and managing home automation (Home Assistant) but for now - quite the happy camper for a machine going on 15 years! I did quite a bit of research and from what I found, as long as you buy the right speced RAM, a mid-2010 mac mini server with a max spec of 8GB will support 16GB (or a pair of these 8GB sticks) I wasn't ready to shell out for a pair when my gut said jumping from 4 to 10GB was a good size jump to toy around w Xcode development. worst case, if my machine barfs going over 8GB, I'll just have a single 8GB stick which is technically the max certified by Apple on this machine. I figured this was a calculated risk. I'm also well aware that mismatched memory pairs are not recommended by IT admins & to be honest, my 2007 MacBook never complained about having 1+2=3GB in it for 13 years. I had no reason to think this mac was going to complain and after a month, its working just fine & when you have light loads, macOS uses the extra RAM to cache files it looks. I was right about 10GB, the real bottleneck in this mini is not the RAM, it's the Core2Duo which is often slammed. that said, the machine suffered very badly with it's default 4GB esp if you upgrade to a patched version of Catalina (10.15.4). Point being, I will not be investing in a second 8GB stick - I don't think 16GB will make a difference w the CPU bottleneck. Go back to High Sierra on 10GB and it performs much much better. take a trip down memory lane and go back to Mountain Lion Server 10.8 and the machine is super snappy (esp if you upgrade at least one of its 2 HDDs to an SSD) Overall, it makes the mini good for running background server processes (I'm running 2 instances of Emby and AltServer & plan to get Apache and maybe a few others up) Now I wouldnt recommend the upgrade (for a mid-2010 mac mini) for Xcode development - it's a toy at best. This was only meant to be a stopgap until I can get my hands on a new mac w Apple Silicon and I've had a 2018 iPad Pro to hold me the last 3 months and it's been great. Now if you can get a 8GB stick for $25 (or two for $40!), this would be an excellent deal!

Worked well from the beginning. No issues.

Since Amazon Still Bundles reviews... Modules I received are rated 7,7,7,15 1.5v 1066. Form Factor DDR3 Sodimm 2x8 16GB Kit Modules perform as advertised and are plug and play in a MacBook Pro A1278 13.3” Mid-2010 7,1 There are no errors even running memtest inside bootcamp so the modules do function properly. WARNING, Apple will only support up to 8GB for this MacBook Pro model. If you have 16GB in your system it will not be serviced by Apple. (If you mail in your computer they will take your modules and return it with 8GB.(If you think that’s bad... It gets worse they will charge you for the new modules and keep your old ones.) Alright about the item. The price is just “okay” given it’s 3rd Quarter 2020. I payed roughly $50 for these DDR3 modules. Since I know how binning works it’s a bit disappointing these even cost anywhere near this amount(Reason for one star lost). I could get a much larger and faster pair of RAM sticks in DDR4 for the same price. The PCB of the RAM modules is better quality than the old Samsung modules that we’re preexisting in the system. Oddly enough CPU-Z could not identify the Manufacturer of the Modules. I have not performed an EEPROM dump on them however. I’m not too concerned about longevity seeing as these are built very sturdy and are functional passing stress and full load testing right out of the package. I would recommend these for MacBook 13.3” Late-2010 Owners.

Excelente producto

Added to a 2010 Mac mini. Simple plug and play that brought new life to a 16 year old computer. It won’t make it compete with the computer available today but will help it remain usable in 2026.

Trabajan bastante bien, las instale en un PC con Intel core i5 y le ayudo como se esperaba para mejorar su rendimiento

Easy install into older MacBook Pro. Made a big difference in performance. No issues installing or running. Trouble free computing. Recommended!!

Great buy. Fits in a 2010 Macbook Pro just fine.

Excelente memória! Serviu no meu Lenovo G460 antigo e o notebook ficou mais rápido. Serve tanto para Mac quanto para outros notebooks. Obrigada!

Works great. I feel like I have new life in my MacBook.