RAM for  MacBook Pro (Winter & Fall 2011)  13-inch with 2.8GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7?

In the apple store it says no memory is available for this model. I was just wondering if RAM designed for another model (or non-apple RAM) would work. I'd really like to get some more so my computer can better handle video and photo editing. Thanks.

According to http://www.everymac.com that model can accept up to 16 GB of ram, but Apple does not certify it for that amount.  You should go to OWC, http://www.macsales.com who are Mac specialists for ram that will be guaranteed to work.  They even have on-line videos on how to do the installation.

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