MacBook Pro memory upgrade

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MacBook Pro memory upgrade

I bought 4GB of memory to upgrade my MacBook Pro (08) can the old memory be used to upgrade the memory in my wife's white MacBook.

Power Mac G5 iPhone 16GB, Mac OS X (10.5.1), 4 GB of Ram

Posted on Feb 12, 2009 5:09 AM

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neuroanatomist

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Feb 12, 2009 5:16 AM in response to seemoore

Which '08? Early 2008 or Late 2008 (aka unibody)? The Early 2008 model uses 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 RAM, the same as the MB - so, those sticks can be used to upgrade your wife's machine. The unibody MBP uses 1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 RAM, and that cannot be used in the white MB (but is correct for the new unibody MBs).

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seemoore Author

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Feb 12, 2009 7:37 AM in response to neuroanatomist

ok thanks, it's the late 2008 MAcBook Pro Unibody, thought i'd ask just to make sure.

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Feb 12, 2009 7:50 AM in response to seemoore

Thanks for the

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FYI, your MBP can actually use 6 GB of RAM (4 + 2 GB), if you want to push the envelope.

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seemoore Author

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Feb 12, 2009 10:13 AM in response to neuroanatomist

Really, 6GB
i may have to look into that, i thought 4GB was the limit
Thanks

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Answer 5

Feb 12, 2009 10:30 AM in response to seemoore

4 GB is the 'official' Apple limit. Many users have reported that installing a 4 GB stick + a 2 GB stick works. However, 8 GB is not possible on the 15" unibody MBP (although 8 GB is supported on the 17" unibody MBP).

Lots of articles on this out there, here's ONE.

Of course, a 4 GB stick isn't cheap...

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Mar 7, 2009 8:51 PM in response to seemoore

In case you lost the URL

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S6GP/

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