Is Maximum RAM 3GB or 4GB

I'm looking into getting a 2.0ghz Macbook Pro, and I found this on Apple's website:

The maximum amount of memory you can install in your MacBook Pro is 3 GB (see article 304662; using 1 GB DIMM and 2 GB DIMM in each slot).

… at this link: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303491

…here's what article 304662 says:

Although these notebooks will accept up to a 2 GB SO-DIMM in each of the two memory slots, the MacBook Pro will only support 3 GB total memory.

That being said, I was in a Mac store and asked the sales guy about this, and he told me that Apple has worked it out to let Macbook Pro's see all 4G of RAM. I told him Apple's website disagreed with that, but he didn't buy it. I don't know if he was talking out his * or maybe just trying to add $750 to the sale of a Macbook Pro, but either he's wrong or this website is. Anyone know for sure?

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Posted on Jul 5, 2007 11:43 AM

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Jul 6, 2007 7:46 AM in response to Kappy

I didn't say that your explanation was incorrect, but rather incomplete. I'd have liked to know a nicer way to put it, however, I didn't. Thanks for trying to answer again despite my obvious lack of good manners.

For those interested, I found a detailed explanation on this website (which covers the same overlapping issue described in Kappy's post).

Mac mini1.25 Ghz G41 GB RAM40 GB HDDAirPort Extreme Mac OS X (10.4.10) External 250 GB LaCie HDDLaCie FW DVD-RW DL 16x20 GB iPod w/Color Display

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