MacBook Pro Supports 16GB Ram

Thank you very much.

I thought that counts only 1333 MHz DDR3 but apparently it's more complicated, there are more factors.

I'm from Romania.O keep looking.

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Hey Neil,

As you said we can upgrade RAM for

(The MacBook Pro models made in 2011 and 2012 support 16GB RAM. )

My model configuration as below,

MacBook Pro

13-inch, Late 2011

2.8 ghz, Intel core i7

with 8 GB of Ram

Could you confirm , if i can upgrade my RAM to 16 GB.

I did check on Memory upgrade instruction of Mac but It says maximum 8 GB of RAM

Thanks,

Nirav

Hello Nirav,

Both early and late 2011 MacBook Pro's, 15" and 13", are computable with 16GB's of RAM. I have a early 2011 MacBook Pro with Crucial RAM. I suggest buying crucial or corsair as these two companies seem to have the best compatibility history with Apple. Hope this helps.

Stevan

Thanks for the quick reply Stevan !

When i scanned my MacBook Pro with Crucial it says I can upgrade with 16gb. That's good news for me.

Despite to that why Apple is not specifying about max 16gb.

Do you think any compitability issue I will face or any suggestion.

Appreciate your help !

I installed 3rd-party RAM into my machine and it's still less than a year old today. Apple detected it but when I had to have my hard drive cable replaced, they said it doesn't matter, but if the RAM fails, Apple won't cover the RAM since it's not made by them. But then again modifying the whole system like that is different than RAM since it was made for tha kind of thing. I don't see why anyone would need to remove the optical drive for more storage when they can get a 1TB SSD from crucial memory... Well for some models anyway. I can get a 1TB SSD and that might be a little much but I'm looking to do A LOT with mine. School, DJ, photo editing (Aperture/Photoshop), movie making (Final Cut Pro), Music production (Logic Pro), and very light gaming. And I don't plan on intalling Windows into my machine. But if you're running out of hard drive space and don't want/know how to replace your hard drive or it's soldered in, just get an external USB drive. I got an Apple Time Capsule and it's the best hard drive and router I have every owned.

Apple is very conservative. They only recommend what they have thoroughly tested. They only test what Apple sells currently.

In older systems, like G3, the product was obsolete before larger DIMMs were available, and Apple documentation NEVER was revised to reflect that you could use much larger DIMMs than were shipped with the computers.

But you need to be cautious. If you install larger DIMMs than Apple recommends, who will help you if they do not work?

I recommend you buy from a Vendor who guarantees it will work... or your money back.

Glad I could help. I do know for sure the Kingston is very iffy when it comes to apple, but once again is suggest Crucial or Corsair. I had no problems with it working on mine. I do know they that Apple did not test the 2011 MBP's with more than 8GB and that is why they don't suggest more than that. Technically the operating system supports 128GB. Crucial guaranties their RAM btw.

I followed the recommendations by Crucial, and upgraded to 16GB on Macbook 15" late 2012. Works like a charm, having Mavericks + Win7 on VMWARe. Howerver, what i really noted is that the GPU diode runs way hotter, and the fans are rarely on 2000 rpm, they very often operate at higher speeds (3000-4000) sometimes even 5.5. So There's a heating issue, still nothing tremednous, just a bit more. Battery wise, doens't seem to make that much of a difference in consumption.

My suggestion is that if you need the ram, do it. I run both Win7 and Mavericks simultaneously, and they work well.

Hope that's helpful for some people :-)

Running any VM is going to heat up your machine - that's just normal. Whenever I'm doing even light-weight tasks on Windows 7 Pro running under Parallels 9, my core speeds will range right around 4000-6200rpm for a while and then slow back down to around 3200rpm. That's just normal.

Glad that you went with Crucial... it's my #1 pick for RAM!

Clinton

I agree with Clinton, is normal to see increased core speeds during even light multiple OS work. One thing to be noted is remembering how MacBooks release heat. If you use a keyboard cover to protect your MacBook you can expect heat issues. I personally would not recommend using one at all but definitely not during intensive use. This may or not apply to y'all but I thought I would just put it out there.

I 2nd that on Crucial. #1 in my book and in all three of my computers.

Stevan

H!:

I´m still with the enormous intrigue if my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro can support 16 GB, before Clinton and other of you guys made good researches and told me that is not very recommendable to do it, because it may not support it, but had anyone out there has try it? Please let me know. Recently I upgrade it to 8 GB, but I need more quickness on my MAC.

Thanks for your time.... on this.

estton,

Do you have the 13" model? If so, some of them can use 16GB - not so for the mid-2010 15" & 17", though...

Clinton

H!:

Yes, I do have the 13¨ model. How possible is to do this upgrade?

I have read most of the comment, it is really helpful. But I have a question: as I am deciding to put 16GB In my MBP late 2011 i was just wondering how. I know it might be stupid from me. But I understand that the mac comes with 4GB and has two places for extra rams so how does it work to become 16 GB. Is the 4GB (based one) can be replaced with 8 Gb and 2 x 4GB can be installed in the other to spaces. Or what. Thanks in advance.

All the memory is in the slots, there is none permanently on the motherboard. You remove what is in the slots and you have Zero, then add two 8GB devices and you have 16GB.

Apple will not help you if you run into problems, so be sure to do business with a Vendor who can provide support.

"It works in your Mac,

or your money Back."