2010 Macbook support 8gb or 4gb ram?

[farmermac]

Looking at one on CL and was curious of what is actually supported. Im seeing conflicting info.

 

[old-wiz]

they come with 4gb and can be updated to 8gb.

OOPS...I thought you said macbook pro..
The Macbooks come with 2 gb and can update to 4

 

[ulbador]

It will work. In the worst case scenario, only 6 GB will be available, but I'm pretty sure that was only the case in like the mid 2009 ones and before.

 

[GGJstudios]

You can find specs on all Apple products with Mactracker.
Or enter your serial number here to find specs for your model: http://support.apple.com/specs/

 

[ulbador]

You can find specs on all Apple products with Mactracker.
Or enter your serial number here to find specs for your model: http://support.apple.com/specs/

That program is pretty nice. And it does confirm that the late 2009 Macbooks and later support 8GB RAM, as well as making a note of the fact that the "official" Apple supported amount is 4GB

 

[farmermac]

Thanks for the answer.

I wonder why Apple lists a lower supported ram amount than what is actually supported.