I'm going to be getting a MacBook soon and I would love to put in 4GB of RAM cheap, from a 3rd party. I read on Apple's site that it can only hold 2GB max, but In posts here i saw people talking about 4GB in it. Can it use 4GB of RAM; if so, does it use it to the full potential even though it isn't recognized by Apple?
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Can the MacBook use 4GB of RAM?
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Take another look at Apple's website. The current model MacBooks and the one previous to that support up to 4GB. Previous to that it was 3GB max, and prior to that was 2GB. So, you're good to go there.
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The new ones might support eight gigs of RAM, but there's no way you're going to find some to fit in there.
u cant get 8gb
not possible
The Santa Rosa chipset's memory controller can take two 4 gig sticks. They are not available yet, but they are coming. Provided Apple hasn't firmware-restricted the chipset, it can take 8 gigs.
The question is:
What the heck would you need 8 gigs of RAM for on the MacBook?
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