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6GB in MacBook (Pro); Yes it works. - 8GB... well...

Sorry if this has been asked, but I just bought a 2011 version Macbook Pro 15", will putting 8GB of RAM work for this model?

Thank you for the help.
 
upgrading my older Mac Book Pro. any suggestions?

Hi all,
I am new to online forums and could use some help.
I currently have a Macbook Pro ''17. It is older, the model is : A1151.
I think its a 1st Generation.
It runs on a 2.16 GHz Intel core duo Processor.
It is running Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.
I am at 2 GB of ram.
It currently has (two) DDR2 SDRAM 1 GB ram sticks in it.

I would like to upgrade my system as much as possible but the apple guys on the phone wouldn't help me .

I use my computer for Photo Editing ( Adobe lightroom 3 , and CS3 but i want to upgrade to photoshop CS5.)
-lightroom 3 runs pretty slow on 2 gb of memory :(

I also want to do audio and video editing but i am afraid my current system can't handle it.

I would love to have 4-6 GB of memory ( 8 if possible ) but the apple guys said i couldn't go above 2.
Is it possible and if so, what is the best way to go about it ?

Would upgrading to a Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz logic board help at all?
Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard?

Any advice is greatly appreciated ,

Thank you,:)
 
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Early 2011 MBPs

Pjstock42 said:
Sorry if this has been asked, but I just bought a 2011 version Macbook Pro 15", will putting 8GB of RAM work for this model?
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Looks like the early/Feb 2011 MacBookPro8,1-8,3 (13"-17") will run 16GB (8GBx2) of PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz.

However, it's an outlay of about US$700-$800 per stick.

Anyone get a good price on this?
 
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Its a long a very confuse thread for me, Im sorry for bothering you but, i couldnt fin the right answer, I have 2008 early macbook pro. Please i hope you can tell me if i CAN put 8 gb in this mac, and what model/brand should i buy. And if i cant, then i can use 6gb right? what model/brand of stick memory you recommend? PLEASE HELP.

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Crimo said:
Its a long a very confuse thread for me, Im sorry for bothering you but, i couldnt fin the right answer, I have 2008 early macbook pro. Please i hope you can tell me if i CAN put 8 gb in this mac, and what model/brand should i buy. And if i cant, then i can use 6gb right? what model/brand of stick memory you recommend? PLEASE HELP.
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yes you can
 
Cave Man said:
Maybe not. I have a MBP 4,1 and despite what the good folks at OWC say it will not take 8 gb, even though I have the appropriate firmware update. 8 gb causes problems, while 6 gb works just fine.
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interesting because i remember when this thread started and Ayeying and me and i think you as well confirmed that it did. i dunno maybe im not remembering it right. maybe we only confirmed 6GB like you say but i put 8 in my old MBP (a mid 2008) and it worked but this member has an early 2008.

id say try it and if it doesnt work return the RAM
 
Cave Man said:
Maybe not. I have a MBP 4,1 and despite what the good folks at OWC say it will not take 8 gb, even though I have the appropriate firmware update. 8 gb causes problems, while 6 gb works just fine.
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Thanks for the advice, what are the specs the 4gb and the 2 gb module should be? could it be any ddr3 or it has to be ddr2 @ 667 mhz?

=)
 
i did a search and couldnt find an answer.. and kinda dont have the time at the moment to search through every single thread..

i currently have 4gb (2x2gb) crucial or kingston... sticks in my early 2008 mbp.

if i get the gSkill 4gb stick listed by the OP, will i have any instability problems?
 
ya caveman, i checked front and saw that it is 100% capable of using 6gb :D

but i was wondering if anyone would know if if i mix-match the ram.. if i would run into any problems?

i forgot what kind of ram i currently have, the mbp is at home so i cant take it out to see.. its either crucial or kingston.. 2x2gb.

just wanted to see if i use 1x2gb (crucial or kingston) and 1x4gb gSkill, if there would be any kind of probs

thanks in advance
 
i have the same question as neenja in the above post. does mixing the brands of ram matter when going to 6gb of ram? thanks in advance!
 
Have a read here for some background info. Sometimes a RAM chip will "slow down" if it's matched with a slower chip, but more often than not they don't. That's why it's usually a good idea to buy identical chips for your system. But if you can ensure the timings are the same they'll probably work fine. If you can't boot, get a memory error, incorrect RAM size reported or kernel panics it's likely your RAM is the source of the problem.
 
Hello,

I have a Macbook Pro 15" 2,5GHz (early 2008),
model identifier MacBookPro4,1
model number A1260.
(as a rule of thumb, it is NOT an unibody, it is the last MBP prior to the unibody introduction).
I currently have 2Gb of RAM installed in a 1+1Gb configuration.

I would like to upgrade to at least 4Gb, but I am a bit confused wether my MBP may support up to 8gb of RAM.
has anyone tried (and succeeded) to do so?

If not what are my upgrade options?
 
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