Sadly your options are limited here. You can swap out the logic board within the series [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MacBookPro6,1|MacBookPro6,1]. As to it being worth while going to a Core i7 (I7-640M) based logic board but you'll end up paying out close to $900 dollars.
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I would try first upgrading the RAM to the max of 8GB this system can support. I would also swap out the HD to a SSHD (hybrid drive) to gain performance that way.
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I would try first upgrading the RAM to the max of 8GB this system can support. I would also swap out the HD to a SSHD (hybrid drive) to gain performance.
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If these didn't offer enough performance, I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model (replacing your complete system): [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
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If these didn't offer enough performance, I would look at buying the next series Apple offered a 17" model (replacing your complete system): [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
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I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD to gain additional performance as the HD's are still on the slow side.
Sadly your options are limited here. You can swap out the logic board within the series [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MacBookPro6,1|MacBookPro6,1]. As to it being worth while going to a Core i7 (I7-640M) based logic board but you'll end up paying out close to $900 dollars.
I would try first upgrading the RAM to the max of 8GB this system can support. I would also swap out the HD to a SSHD (hybrid drive) to gain performance that way.
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If these didn't offer enough performance, I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model: [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
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If these didn't offer enough performance, I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model (replacing your complete system): [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
Sadly your options are limited here. You can swap out the logic board within the series [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MacBookPro6,1|MacBookPro6,1]. As to it being worth while going to a Core i7 (I7-640M) based logic board but you'll end up paying out close to $900 dollars.
I would try first upgrading the RAM to the max of 8GB this system can support. I would also swap out the HD to a SSHD (hybrid drive) to gain performance that way.
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If these didn't offer enough performance I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model: [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
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If these didn't offer enough performance, I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model: [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.
Sadly your options are limited here. You can swap out the logic board within the series [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MacBookPro6,1|MacBookPro6,1]. As to it being worth while going to a Core i7 (I7-640M) based logic board but you'll end up paying out close to $900 dollars.
I would try first upgrading the RAM to the max of 8GB this system can support. I would also swap out the HD to a SSHD (hybrid drive) to gain performance that way.
If these didn't offer enough performance I would look for the next series system Apple offered a 17" model: [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.5-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html|MacBook Pro 17" "Core i7" 2.5 GHz Late 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)]. There you get Quad-Core Core i7 (I7-2860QM) and you can upgrade to 16 GB RAM. I would still swap out the HD for a SSHD. But the rub here is these are getting hard to find used as many people are holding on to them.