It may cost around half the price of the machine itself , but Applenow offersan prescribed 8 GB RAM upgrade , mysteriously only for 2.93GHz and 2.66GHz MacBook Pros . expect , we cogitate the max was 4 GB ?
Aswe confirmed a while back , the new MacBook Pros technically sustain up to 8 GB , but OS X originate to gag on anything above 6 gibibyte . This is almost certainly a software issue , as the hardware on the newer MBPs has not , to our knowledge , changed away from the boosted processors .
https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-new-macbooks-support-6gb-ram-5072239
So does that mean all of the Unibody MacBook Pros can now scat 8 GB of RAM cleanly ? We ’re waiting on ratification of that . The raise is only sold as an accessory , and is not available as a make - to - order option . And of class , if you shop elsewhere and forfend Apple ’s notoriously cockeyed RAM markup , you could probably get two 4 GB peg for significantly less .
For more information , here is a good threadon people ’s experiences running 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM on MBPs with an prescribed 4 GB “ cap . ”
[ Apple StoreviaApple Insider ]
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