"Early 2015" (this can only be checked with OS X 10.7 or later) - to be more specific and exact you can check what "Model Identifier" your Mac has by: To check your Mac's model date version go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary > check the details after the Model Name e.g. "MacBook Pro" (this can only be checked with OS X 10.7 or later)Ī. To check your Mac's "Model Name" go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary > check for the computer name in the top line e.g. You can check "Processor", "Memory" and macOS/OS X/Mac OS X "Version" by going to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary (hint - clicking on the version number will give you the "build" number).Ī. Listings below for your model of computer to see if it can easily and cheaply take 16GB RAM.Ī.
Models with a maximum of 8GB RAM these models can actually take 16GB RAM and will have no problem running with 16GB.Įach of these compatible computers has two RAM slots so you need two memory chips to obtain the full 16GB. Although Apple may have sold some of these Models that can be eaisily and cheaply upgraded are listed in this article. Newer models have fixed RAM on the motherboard so cannot be upgraded. Older models can only have a maximum of 8GB.
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