Late 2009 Macbook - Current maximum upgrade possible?

[flutefan]

Good Morning Everyone!

I have a late 2009 MacBook, currently sporting 8 Gb 1067MHz DDR3 memory, and a 500 GB SSD... However that hard drive is failing. I thought that when I replaced the HD, I would change the battery (this is the 2nd one and it no longer charges more than an hour of use) and make any other prudent upgrades as possible. Is 8 Gb the max for this laptop? my apologies but I really only delve into the specs and mechanics of my macs when I run into problems and my old standard of Mac Warehouse and other faves are long gone for searching and learning about parts n pieces... :-/ Any advice will be greatly appreciated!! Thank you for your time.

 

[BrianBaughn]

"Official" specs can be found at everymac.com.

"Unsupported" versions of macOS that are compatible with your MacBook can be determined by visiting the dosdude1 website.

 

[flutefan]

Thank you, I will check them out.

 

[gilby101]

10.13.6 (High Sierra).

You might want to consider an SSD (to replace your HDD) and up to 16GB RAM. For example:

OWC SSD Upgrade Kits For MacBook (2009 - 2010)

Get everything needed to upgrade your 2009-2010 MacBook SSD for a total system performance and capacity boost. All OWC SSDs backed by a lifetime warranty.

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RAM Upgrades For Apple MacBook (2009 - 2010) from OWC

Apple MacBook 2.4GHZ and 2.26GHz DDR3 Memory Upgrades and Hard Drive Upgrades. Get up to 16.0GB of DDR3 and 1.0TB SATA Hard Drives for 2009 - 2010 models.

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But consider whether it is worth spending money on an old MacBook.