[SOLVED] Maxing out a Mid-2010 White Macbook A1342

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Hi Guys,Bharath here

I just got hands on a Dead Slow Mid-2010 Macbook A1342(Yeah,That White Colour) for cheap money and I am looking forward on Upgrading and Maxing it out.Here are The Specs

CPU - Intel Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (P8600)
RAM - 1 GB + 1 GB PC8500 1066 Mhz DDR3
GPU - NVidia GeForce 320M 256MB
Display - 13.3 Inch Widescreen,1280x800
HDD - 250 GB HDD
Optical Drive - 8X SuperDrive
Model No - A1342
OS X - 10.9 Mavericks

1) Will 4 + 4 GB RAM Work when running OS X Mountain Lion ?
2) Will 2 of these RAMs Work ? - http://www.corsair.com/en-in/corsair-mac-memory-4gb-dual-channel-ddr3-sodimm-memory-kit-cmsa4gx3m1a106c7

(Because these are the only ones I can get in My Country - India)

3) Will Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120 GB Work in this ? If not,Please suggest me the best 120 GB SSD Out there.

4) I will be downgrading from OSX 10.9.2 to OS X 10.8.5,Because I found the OS X ML feels
much faster and much more Stable.Good Idea ? TRIM Support ?

Thanks Guys.

 
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The machine is reported as taking up to 16 Gig (so yes, those RAM sticks will work).
TRIM support, not sure, what does it say in System Information -> SATA/SATA Express? If it says AHCI then there is a good chance it'll support TRIM, be aware OS X TRIM can cause problems on some non-Apple SSD's, (personal opinion, from experience) better option is to buy a bigger SSD and let Garbage Collection do the work.
Try it after upgrading the RAM, you might find an OS X down-grade isn't required.
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The machine is reported as taking up to 16 Gig (so yes, those RAM sticks will work).
TRIM support, not sure, what does it say in System Information -> SATA/SATA Express? If it says AHCI then there is a good chance it'll support TRIM, be aware OS X TRIM can cause problems on some non-Apple SSD's, (personal opinion, from experience) better option is to buy a bigger SSD and let Garbage Collection do the work.
Try it after upgrading the RAM, you might find an OS X down-grade isn't required.
 
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Thanks,I will look onto that.Just found out OSX 10.8 and Upwards have TRIM Support,so...I think it should work good with Samsung SSD.
 
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