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Hi, can I change/upgrade the RAM in my MBPr13"? Up to now I have 8GB and if it is possible, I like to upgrade to 16GB. Thx
Apple support page it appears you cant as MBP 13 is a 8GB maximum. sorry for the bad news.
No! The 2012 MacBook Pro ‘‘Retina’’ cannot upgrade the RAM to 16 GB after purchase, You actually can’t upgrade the RAM at all. However in older unibody MacBook Pro’s many people have doubled the claimed maximum amount. Simply because Apple says 8 GB is the maximum amount doesn’t make it true, I have 16 GB in my (Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro) and Apple says the maximum RAM is 8 GB so take what they say with a grain of salt. The Life expectance of the Retina models are 2 years, Apple is selling out what used to be a company that was dedicated to the users is now only worried about profit and made many if not all of the past models upgradeable parts now non upgradeable in the newer models. (i.e MacBook Pro Retinas and MacBook Air’s) They have now started glueing the Retina models battery to the case with an abundant amount of glue and they are non replaceable with a life expectancy of 1K charge cycles. Well, you ask what does that mean? It means the average persons MacBook Pro Retina will only last 2 years (and degrade by $4 every time you plug it in) Apple needs to go back to how they were when the became who they once were.
Well , i recently upgraded my late 2012 early 2013, disk to 500G (OWC kit) and have been running the machine since that time, without any problems. The Ram hower is not upgradeble but is sufficient for most programs. So take the 2 year warning with a grain of salt.
Simply, No. The MacBook Pro Retina Series has RAM that is soldered to the Motherboard. Just look at the iFixit Teardown and you will learn that simply, NO.
Glad I upgraded my mid 2012 MacBook Pro Retina build with 16gb RAM when purchasing through Apple. Figured more ram would be critical in 5+ years especially with the understanding the ram is soldered at time of purchase.
Yeah it stinks Apple has done this and also with their SSD drives in anything (laptops anyway) that is 2016 or newer I believe. Ugh…
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