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I wanted to get a newer model,she had a new retina MacBook but it was stolen,but with the holidays it was all I could afford.She hardly uses a laptop anyways,she mainly uses her iPad.

You can then use this information on Crucial or another site to figure out the type of memory your Macbook Pro takes. I bought for my daughter for college a MacBook Pro A1260 it is running with the 2.5ghz c2duo,2gb ram and a 250gb hd on snow leopard. This will show the MacBook Pro year and model, such as 15-inch MacBook Pro early 2011.

If you don’t want to use the scanner, click on the Apple logo in the toolbar.

The system scanner can detect your system and any available upgrades, as well as tell you how much RAM is already installed. The easiest way to check if your MacBook Pro supports 16GB of RAM is to visit. The higher 16GB MacBook Pro RAM upgrade kits cost more, but are worth it for users that want the biggest boost in performance. If you look on Apple’s website they list 8GB of RAM as the MacBook Pro RAM limit for most models, but for models as old as 2011, it is possible to add up to 16GB of RAM.

Aside from adding a SSD to the MacBook Pro this is the easiest and most cost-effective way to avoid buying a new MacBook Pro for another year or so. Many old MacBook Pro computers from 2010, 20 only come with 4GB of RAM, but can handle up to 16GB.īy upgrading you will see big boosts in speed and performance. If you own an older notebook, a MacBook Pro RAM upgrade can boost performance.Ī MacBook Pro RAM upgrade can extend the life of an aging notebook by a year or two for many users, and is often an area where buyers skimp during configuration at the initial point of purchase.