Upgrading ram: going beyond the stated limit
Hi all,
I'm not satisfied with the speed of my macbook pro. Here are the headline specs:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0:57:47
As you can see - I'm currently on 4GBs of RAM and would like to upgrade to 16GB (2 slots, 2 8GB cards)
This page states that 8GB is the maximum RAM for my model:
MacBook Pro: How to remove or install memory - Apple Support
However, this article suggests that it is possible to go beyond the limit:
http://www.cnet.com/news/add-16gb-ram-to-your-macbook-pro/
The CNET article has comments below from those who have had trouble going beyond the 8GB limit. I take on board Apple's guidelines of course, but I imagine there is a way around it.
I wondered if anyone had any experience of it being possible/ tips/ recommendations of RAM brand to buy which would work at 16 GB with my Early 2011 Macbook Pro.
Thanks for all your help.
Adam