Installing more sdram on MacBook Pro 13" i5 (model early 2011)

Hi . I'd like to know if I can install 2x8 Go of sdram on my MacBook Pro 13" i5 (april 2011) or if 2x4 Go is the maximum recognize by my model? Thanks for your answer

Although Apple only 'officially' suggests 8GB of RAM, your system will run and use 16GB of RAM just fine. Be sure that you buy or order from a reputable company (OWC and Crucial online are good choices) and stay away from any 'value' RAM.
Also be certain to order the correct speed RAM for your computer - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 sticks. While some might be labeled to 'work' with 1333MHz and 1600MHz, for example, you want the correct speed to avoid any issues that might arise.
Good luck,
Clinton

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Hi Aaron, Two kinds of people in the world, Tool users and tool builders. In this case, the prior responses to the question presume to know you, they are in a context that stereotype the entire reading audience as only able to consume a shrink wrapped utter non tech end user answer.
Responses fail to ask before they answer follow up questions. They fail to set any boundaries of what you or the audience would consider acceptable and worse pass off (with scorn for your asking it) your question as either foolish or as factually materially not technologically possible.
When in reality, it’s just is not your question which is in error, it appears to be the experience of or the presuming of the posters which have limited the material factual discussion of options.
No one asked you if your goal was to get it done with a technicians help or to purchase a completed finished end user installable bits and make it work yourself. No one asked if you had some, none, extensive or access to technicians who do soldering.
The three respondent’s are likely correct in guessing, most people (in general) can't go buy and solder if their lives depended on it. However what the posters did, almost appears intended to confuse or conflate the experience with soldering with it with not being possible, rational, reasonable or desirable.
I don’t know you or the other posters, but I value the question and you more than to dismiss it by answering conveniently based on my assumptions about you.
So out of the box thinking is required, to counter the dismissive one liners .."its soldered in, suck it up and buy new".
Please consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_evolution
Soldering irons have been around for over 4,000 years. Up until the late 1800s they were all heated by open flame or burning coals.
1894
The American Electrical Heater Company of Detroit Michigan begins manufacturing electric soldering irons. Shortly after the American Beauty® line of soldering irons appears.
1921
Ernst Sachs (Germany) claims to have developed the first electric soldering iron for industry (see note below) and ERSA begins commercial production of a 200 watt electric soldering iron. [More Details]
Note: I have found an advertisement from 1898 in an issue of "The Electrical Engineer" Vol. XXIV showing a drawing and description of the American Electrical Heater Company's electric soldering iron which pre dates Ernst Sachs electric soldering iron by 23 years.
1926
In December of 1926 William Alferink files for a U.S. patent for a "Combined Holder and Automatic Circuit Breaker for Electric Soldering Irons" (first soldering station?). On July third, 1928 the patent is granted.
1946
Carl E. Weller is granted a patent for his instant heat soldering gun and starts production as the Weller Manufacturing Company in Easton Pennsylvania where he manufactures the first "Speedy Iron" instant heat soldering gun.
1949
The American Beauty "Temperature Regulating Stands" are sold to control the temperature of electric soldering irons.
1951
WEN Products is founded and manufacturers their own instant heat soldering iron.
1954
Weller sues WEN Products over soldering gun patent infringement.
Court finds in Weller's favor. [More Details]
1960
Weller is granted a patent for the "Magnastat" soldering iron which controls the iron's temperature through the use of a temperature sensitive magnetic tip.
1967
Weller begins manufacturing it's W-TCP soldering station with a "Magnastat" iron.
1970
Weller Manufacturing Company is sold to Cooper Industries.
Reference: http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/history.htm
So the actual fundamental concern is not soldering, soldering has been around for a while, finding a technician is not the issue. Then the issue would seem to me to be, "will a card fit"?
If the card fits, it can be soldered in. That’s the bottom line. An expert might take an hour to solder it, An expert might charge $90 - $250 an hour. A person with more than a little experience will appear as an expert to you. Ask for and check references, BBB to reduce your learning curve. Establish a maximum price, Establish criteria with your expert that make it acceptable to agree in advance in writing to only pay a fixed max amount on successful completion.
Does anyone have a reference of it being done?
Does anyone know a contact company that would take the job?
Does anyone know specific parts (have a URL?) that should or are known to work?
Milestones
– Feasibility confirmation
– Locate engineering soldering expertise
– Return here and post your experience.
Notes:
If Apple had Nvidia reduce or reshape the display card specifically to fit the MacBook Pro you’re out of luck however if the MBP card was not customized by Apple then any modern mobile Nvidia board may work if you can find a tech to solder it in.
If Apple changed the already small mobile card form to custom fit the MBP then you’re going to have no luck.
Glad to clear that up for everyone with some material relevant facts for the adults
shldr2thewheel wrote:
the graphics card is not upgradeable.
Kappy wrote:
You cannot upgrade the CPU or GPU on laptops. They are soldered to the motherboard.
Regardless of your being new here, this topic has been discussed before. You might have searched before posting.
Allan Eckert wrote:
If you would have read the threads posted on the right under the heading More Like This, you would have discovered that it has already been posted here.
Allan

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