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For late 2008 to present model of macbook pro only. I was very pleased with how going from the stock 4gb of memory to the 8gb made such a very visible difference in the performance of that old. Nov 02, 2010 im running 8gb in a late 2008 unibody macbook under lion and it works a treat. If you are the type of person that like to do a lot of things at once instead of constantly having to close apps, upgrading your macbook pro ram is the way to go.
I just called them, and they stated the new model will support 8gb, but they didnt know if the late 08 model would. Earlier versions of the operating system are limited to a 6gb maximum. How to upgrade your ram to 8gb on late 2008 apple macbook. Will a late 2008 apple macbook run with 8gb memory installed. Would my mac be ok if i install 8gb of crucial ram. Want to upgrade the ram, graphics card, processor, storage ssd or hard drive or even use an optical drive in a mac to add an ssd. Macbook inch, aluminum, late 2008 memory upgrade apple. Owc 8gb ram kit 2x4gb macbook pro late 2008 tot mid 2010. Macbook pro late 2008 present memory sodimm ddr3 ram.
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