Which MacBook Pro Models can handle 16GB RAM

Hey, I'm looking to get a refurbished MBP and I'm wondering which models (that came with i series processors) can support 16GB of memory. Any help will be appreciated, thank you.

jadasneez,
any non-Retina model from 2011 or 2012 (they all have Core i5 or Core i7 CPUs) can support 16 GB of RAM, as well as any Retina model that came from the factory with 16 GB of RAM soldered on.

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