Maximum Ram In 2010 15" MacBook Pro?

[loon3y]

what is the maximum ram? this is the model before the lion OS release and the latest model release (model that came with thunderbolt)

 

[GGJstudios]

what is the maximum ram? this is the model before the lion OS release and the latest model release (model that came with thunderbolt)

You can find specs on all Apple products, including maximum RAM:

• By visiting EveryMac.com: Actual Maximum RAM
• By selecting your model on the Crucial Memory Advisor™ Tool to find RAM information
• By using Mactracker
• By entering your serial number here to find specs for your model.
  (Be aware that some models can use more RAM than Apple shows. Check EveryMac to verify actual usable RAM.)

 

[simsaladimbamba]

8 GB of 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM.

Upgrading RAM in MacBooks and MacBook Pros​

 

[loon3y]

thanks, kinda funny how the 15" can only hold 8. considering i hold 8 in my 13" MBP

 

[Gav2k]

16gb 2x 8gb saves you reading

 

[MOKHAN]

Not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but this thread seems to claim you can run PC3 12800 in a Macbook Pro:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1135162/

I thought only PC3 10666/10600 was compatible with the 2011 Macbook Pro's.

 

[GGJstudios]

16gb 2x 8gb saves you reading

The maximum RAM in all 2010 MBPs is 8GB, not 16GB.

 

[Gav2k]

The maximum RAM in all 2010 MBPs is 8GB, not 16GB.

If its got thunderbolt I'm sure it's a 2011 model. The 2010 didn't have thunderbolt??

 

[GGJstudios]

If its got thunderbolt I'm sure it's a 2011 model. The 2010 didn't have thunderbolt??

Read the thread title. The OP specified 2010, and the model that came before the current one that has Thunderbolt. Look at the link for EveryMac.com I posted earlier. That will show you what features are on each model.

 

[Gav2k]

My apologies. Bad wording on the op's part cos no matter how many times I read it, it looks like he's saying his model is before the current and has thunderbolt. Cheers GGJ

 

[takeshi74]

thanks, kinda funny how the 15" can only hold 8. considering i hold 8 in my 13" MBP

The size of the laptop isn't relevant.

 

[loon3y]

The size of the laptop isn't relevant.

? than y couldn't my 13" have a quad core instead of a dual core

 

[simsaladimbamba]

? than y couldn't my 13" have a quad core instead of a dual core

A quad-core CPU does not take more room, but it consumes more power and generates more heat (TDP).

Btw, all current Macs except the MacBook Air and Mac Pro use 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM, which does not vary in size, unless one modifies it manually via saw or stone.

 

[GGJstudios]

? than y couldn't my 13" have a quad core instead of a dual core

It could, if Apple chose to include one.

 

[Ccrew]

The size of the laptop isn't relevant.

Actually in 2010 it isn't but for 2011 it is as some of the 15's can support 32gb where 13's and bottom spec 15's can only support 16 .