Do apple provide mac book pro RAM upgrades?

It currently has 2gb of ram and I would like to give it 4gb or more. I got this mac in late 2008

Yes, Apple sells RAM upgrades -- for two to three times as much as anyone else does. Upgrading the RAM in your machine is a snap, and instructions are in your MBP user guide. Buy the RAM online and install it yourself. Here's one good place to buy, and a link to the right RAM for a late-2008 unibody MBP:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/8566DDR3S4GP/

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Apple Certified Refurbished Mac Book Pro RAM

Hello,
is it possible to buy an Apple Certified Refurbished Mac Book Pro listed with 1GB Ram, with 2GB of RAM?
Thanks for help,
lg
Tina

Sounds like BTO. And ask Apple or look in the MBP forum.
Often times, and no guarantee, the Specials do come with more RAM and could have larger hard drive than what is listed.
Otherwise, might want to just place an order for new and configure yourself, or look at what Crucial, Ramjet etc offer in upgrades which may be easy DIY. There are manuals for all Macs from the "Manuals" link at the top.

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I am looking to upgrade the hard drive on my 2010 13" mac book pro any suggestions for good brands? Also about how much will this cost?

One thing you have to check before purchasing is the drive height. All these drives are generically called 2.5" Mobile HDDs and the width and depth are standard (70x100 mm). However, they can differ in height and this may be a problem in our low profile computers. My 15" MBP came with a Hitachi HTS727575A9E362 which has a height of 9.5 mm, but some other brands are 12.5 mm and may not fit.
Also note there are two drive speeds available, 5400 and 7200 RPM. The faster drives do give a noticeably better performance and are not that much more expensive. However, the largest capacity drives with 1 TB capacity, may not be available with the faster speed.
And if you have money to burn, there's always the Solid State Device (SSD) option, but they do not go all the way to 640GB or more yet.

How much ram will a late 2011 mac book pro 17inch upgrade?

These are the specs for my Macbook Pro
MacBook Pro
17-inch, Late 2011
Processor 2,4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Software OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
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a 1333 MHz DDR3 memory module.
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One reason I favor OWC is that if you call them up and tell them that their RAM is malfunctioning, replacements are sent out that day, not when they get the bad RAM from you.There are a couple of forum colleagues who use Corsair RAM with no problems. Macs seem to be very selective about RAM and some brands simply do not work properly in Macs. OWC and Crucial have good track records, hence the recommendations.
I often grin when someone complains about an inexpensive or bargain part does not perform well in a Mac. When one pays a premium price for a computer, I would think that quality should come before price for any add-ons or modifications. It is like purchasing a Ferrari and then using regular gas.
If your replacement Corsair RAM is working, you should be just fine. One bad experience should not condemn a manufacturer or vendor.
Ciao.

Slow mac book pro after upgrade

Hi, I recently updated my macbook pro to Yosemite and ever since it has become very slow.
I ran Etrecheck and the results are below. Not exactly sure what to do next.
Any help would be much appreciated
thanks
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 7 March 2015 1:30:40 am AEDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 252
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    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
        SONY TV spdisplays_1080p
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    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 19 days 14:3:11
Disk Information: ℹ️
    TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 388.48 GB (60.87 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 110.76 GB (84.16 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
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        Elements (disk1s1) /Volumes/Elements : 1.50 TB (518.69 GB free)
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    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
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[killed]    com.apple.cloudd.plist
[killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
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[killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
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[killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
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[killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed]    com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed]    com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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[running]    com.epson.epw.agent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
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[loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
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[running]    com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Click for support]
[loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
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We get paid with cheques and organise specialised coloured aluminium. I can not rid my mac book pro or my IMac of the american spell checker.

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Thanks in advance

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