thanks, what i meant was how much RAM can it take (early 09 whitebook) unofficially .......I know 4Gb is what Apple says but.....
thanks, what i meant was how much RAM can it take (early 09 whitebook) unofficially .......I know 4Gb is what Apple says but.....
cheers ...that's 1x4Gb and 1x2Gb RAM sticks on order for me thenOfficially, 4 GB. Unofficially, 6 GB.
It looks like it's still there to me.This thread needs an update, the 8 gig option for the 15" was removed yesterday.
It looks like it's still there to me.
http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_15_2_66_MBP
http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_17_2_93_MBP
Oops. Still, the 15" 2.93 page I meant to link to still lists the 8 GB kit.You do realize that your second link is for the 17-inch model?
IMO it's obviously just an error like when the Unibody MP first went on sale and the backlit keyboard looked like it was an option for the entry-level version.
early 2008 MBPs will take 6GB as well. I don't think they're Penryns. Could be wrong though.
You can even put 8gb of RAM in a Santa-rosa Macbook pro, but it will only utilize 6 gb and beyond that, it pages out to the harddrive..
I found the memory at newegg for $700.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233081
can you please explain what type of possible new macbook will be coming out by the conference, because I just purchased a macbook 13,3 and im thinking of returning it. anybody?
can you please explain what type of possible new macbook will be coming out by the conference, because I just purchased a macbook 13,3 and im thinking of returning it. anybody?
I thought it only showed the 2.66 GHz model on the upgrade slots because it replaced the 2.53 GHz model. Its a very small bump in processor speed, why wouldn't 8 GB of RAM work?
I just got this in February and I would like to be able to upgrade to 8GB of RAM in the future to avoid having to buy a new computer. But if I can't, that's just silly!
The new iMacs do support 8GB of RAM.
It's not a matter of processor speed -- it's a matter of changed firmware between the late '08 and early '09 models.
Late '08 = 2.4, 2.53, 2.8 = 6 GB
Early '09 = 2.66, 2.93 = 8 GB
Some people think this is some sort of conspiracy. I think it's more likely that there was some minor problem with the old firmware and 8 GB and Apple just didn't bother to test the configuration. Whichever is true, your machine has the old firmware and won't handle 8 GB correctly.
The failure mode for 8 GB on the older machines is that, when the machine exceeds 4 GB of real RAM in use, it will slow to a crawl and eventually stop entirely.