I want to order the 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 (PC3-12800) - 2x4GB ram but I have to make sure that it is compatible with my mac first.. It's a MacBook Pro 15 inch 2.2Ghz model (Late 2011).. so can someone please help and tell me if it's compatible with my mac or not?
Mac Pro
No, 1600MHz RAM is not compatible with a Late 2011. You need 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMMs.
Go to the Crucial website and enter your model information. You'll get a list of the upgrades that are right for your computer.
Good luck,
Clinton
OWC has tested and shown that 2011 MBPs will accept 1600MHz RAM There will be at best about a 2% performance increase compared to the originally specified 1333 MHz RAM.
http://blog.macsales.com/14262-boost-2011-mbp-performance-with-1600mhz-ram
Ciao.
We've had a couple of users here who've had problems, down the road, with putting 1600MHz RAM in the 2011 machines. I always tend to err on the side of caution and go with the specs.
Clinton
What is the source of their RAM? As you well know Macs are very selective in regards to RAM, even when the specifications are 'spot on', but not from certain vendors.
I do appreciate what you are saying and in principle I agree, thus my suggestion to abanob.maccabi is to purchase the RAM from OWC if he chooses to opt for 1600 MHz RAM. OWC has an excellent reputation of customer support and standing behind the products that they sell. 🙂
Ciao.
I suppose that if OWC would warranty non-specified RAM in the 2011, as there's reported to be a speed increase in the link you posted, it wouldn't be a bad idea to purchase from OWC - but I would have to have more than a verbal warranty!
Clinton
clintonfrombirmingham wrote:
but I would have to have more than a verbal warranty!
That because you are probably more conservative and smarter than me. 🙂
I have a late 2011 MBP with 16 GB 1333 MHz RAM (Crucial) and I just don't think that a 2% difference is that important. But then there are 'speed demons' and the 'numbers obsessed' who do. But then it is not my place on these forums to impose my will or preferences on others. All I can do is tell what is or is not possible and in the end it is their decision, not mine.
Ciao.
We have the same machines and the same amount of RAM from the same company!
I am more conservative, not prone to take risks. I could never have been a stockbroker!
Clinton
You made a mistake. Were you a stockbroker and went broke, the government would bail you out. Job security. 😀
Ciao.
Is the 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 (PC3-12800) - 2x4GB compatible with my macbook pro 15 inch 2.2ghz (Late 2011)?
