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Finally did it! Upgraded my Late 2011 MBP with an SSD and 16GB of RAM and it runs like new! Couldn't be happier : r/mac
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![A buddy gave me his 2011 MBP to upgrade for him, so I stuck in an SSD and 8gb RAM, and with the help of Opencore Legacy Patcher, I got Ventura running A buddy gave me his 2011 MBP to upgrade for him, so I stuck in an SSD and 8gb RAM, and with the help of Opencore Legacy Patcher, I got Ventura running](https://i.redd.it/a172r05bn4na1.jpg)
A buddy gave me his 2011 MBP to upgrade for him, so I stuck in an SSD and 8gb RAM, and with the help of Opencore Legacy Patcher, I got Ventura running
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