I have a 13" mid 2012 macbook pro with 8gb ram. Looking to fo to 16gb. What do I pick?

Also would like to upgrade to a 1tb SSD.


Between my wife and I, we are using photoshop, lightroom, illustrator and gopro studio all of the time and it;s getting just a bit too much for this thing.

OWC

I keep everything that need not be on the computer on a G-Tech RAID-1 drive, my actual computer has very little stuff loaded on it.  I'm FAR from computer literate, I simply use one to earn a living.

This i what I found on my own. Have you used these? seem legit to me.

 

The SSD is easy to upgrade, I put a Samsung in my MacBook Pro, got it on a deal from Newegg.

You'll need PC3-12800 DDR3L 1600mhz RAM, you can find it at http://www.OtherWorldComputing.com probably on Amazon too.


Check http://www.everymac.com for specs on you Mac.

As mentioned above, OWC for RAM.
Double check the machine ID of your machine and order whatever they recommend. I don't know if your model MBP supports 16GB, so research that a bit before you order.

I upgraded my 2012 MPB 15" to 1TB SSD and it was fantastic. I picked up a Samsung 840 Evo and never looked back. You'll love it.
I would buy a 840 or 850 Samsung (probably the newer 850), and external USB or Firewire case, clone the drive over (using Disk Utility) and swap the drives. You'll need a small philips head screw driver and a torx bit of correct size. You can find instructions on the web ( check ifixit.com)

When you format the new SSD, remember to partition it with the Option GUID partition type. The default drive ships as MBR and that will not boot the Mac. You MUST repartition it!
Then use the "Restore" tab, pick you old drive as the source and the SSD as the Target.
I like to do this when booted from a USB key to make sure that the old drive isn't active. I use the OS X installer copied to a USB key using DiskMaker X.

They're GTG.  Used multiple times over the years for ram upgrades.  Handy for finding out what memory/HD fits in your model mac as well.  They're also great for teardown guides but more recently I prefer www.ifixit.com.