Does the 15" non-retina MBP accept 16 gigs of ram?

most of people who i asked told me that you can, but i read on one of the apple support articles that 8 is the maximum.

2011 Macbook Pro = 16GB DDR3 1333MHz 204 PIN SODIMM
2012 Macbook Pro = 16GB DDR3 1600MHz 204 PIN SODIMM
2010 Macbook PRO = 8GB DDR3 1066MHz 204 PIN SODIMM - unless it's a 13 Inch 2010 Macbook PRO - then you can upgrade to 16GB DDR3 1066MHz 204 PIN SODIMM.
use Apple Certified/Tested RAM to avoid complications/issues when you install them.

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Message was edited by: mzpretty3

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