Hi, I have a Macbook 13 inch late 2006 and it currently has 1 GB of RAM installed. I found 4GB of RAM and I know that it is %100 compatible and Apple says the max RAM the computer would use is 4GB, but if I got 6GB of RAM would the computer use it all or just leave a bunch of unused RAM?
Thanks in advance!
A late '06 McBook will use 3gB of RAM, no more.
Maximum Memory 3.0 GB (Actual) 2.0 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
A late '06 McBook will use 3gB of RAM, no more.
Maximum Memory 3.0 GB (Actual) 2.0 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
Thats what it says, but I also have a Macbook Pro mid 2012 and Apple says the maximum RAM it uses is 8GB yet I installed 16 anyway and it uses up to 15 GB.
Which is why my info states the Apple amount AND the amount that the MacBook has been tested with since its release. But it is your MacBook and your $$$.
I may be seeing things, but I see both your links as stating the late '06 MacBook uses 2gB of RAM.
You're right! Thanks, I didn't see that before!
You're quite welcome. Enjoy the upgrade.
You can put two 2gb RAM sticks in your model 2,1 but it can only use 3,3gb. This is a hardware limitation and cannot be changed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/faq/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-3-g b-memory-limitation-details.html
OWC tests have found that there is a slight speed increase with having two 2gb sticks in rather than one 1gb and one 2gb. Your model is in the gray lines at the bottom of the graph. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_MacBook/
Macbook 13 inch late 2006 model black RAM question.
