Mac mid 2009 15" 2.8GHz 8gb

I am wondering of it can be upgraded to more than 8GB memory, & if El Capitan is the newest OS it will handle?

Thanks!

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 7:22 AM

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Eau Rouge

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Sep 24, 2021 7:33 AM in response to TerryJoe9744

Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 is the last operating system for any mid 2009 Mac.

Can you clarify exactly which mac you have, click on the  top left of your screen

and select About This Mac.

If it is a mid 2009 MacBook Pro 15 Core 2 Duo 2.8 then the maximum RAM is 8GBs.

Even if it could use more it is not worth the expense of upgrading as it will offer very little benefit.

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