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can i run with 32 gb of ram on my 2012 mid macbook pro

Can I run 32 GN of ram on my 2012 MacBook pro

Posted on Sep 29, 2018 10:14 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2018 2:02 AM

No.

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Oct 3, 2018 3:15 PM in response to Neuropsych59

All you need to do is buy RAM that matches the max specs for that machine. It's PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM @1600 MHz. You want 2 sticks of 8GB or a 2x8GB set. This is exactly what you want. The exact max specs and the best quality you can get:

Crucial 16GB https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7253VC9532

Mushkin will be have the price at around $95 but Crucial and Corsair make much better quality RAM. All memory is not created equal! I would only put the best stuff in a premium machine like a MBP, iMac or iMac Pro. Leave the budget stuff for cheap Windows notebooks and custom PC builds.


With budget RAM you take the risk of receiving a bad pair that will lead to your Mac crashing a lot. Of course some of them some are good but when you buy quality like Crucial or Corsair you will never have any issues!

OWC also sells quality stuff including SSDs for your Mac. Like the saying goes you get what you pay for.

can i run with 32 gb of ram on my 2012 mid macbook pro

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