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RAM upgrade in Mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro.

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September 6, 2014 1:27:10 PM

Hi,
I have had my mac book pro for over two years now, and it still works a charm. Though recently, I was noticing it was running slower compared to other computers, and looked into RAM upgrades.
I was wondering if the Corsair Vengeance Laptop RAM would work in my laptop.
http://www.corsair.com/en/vengeance-8gb-high-performanc...
I have a mid-2012 13" i5 2.2GHz processor, currently equipped with 4Gb (2x2Gb) of RAM, running at 1600MHz.
I know Corsair makes fantastic products, but I am not 100% sure that this RAM would work in my computer.

Thanks.

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September 6, 2014 8:02:29 PM

The specs from Apple are as follows:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012)

Number of memory slots 2
Base memory 4 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
- 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch)
- 2 GB or 4 GB
- 204-pin
- PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz type RAM
Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.

I was looking for additional information on voltage and latency but failed to find it from Apple.

It appears as though that RAM should work. As a side note the maximum you can install is 16GB and not 8GB as stated by Apple. I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro and upgraded the RAM from 4 to 16GB (do a lot of video editing with HD footage which is the reason for the upgrade to 16GB).
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September 7, 2014 1:13:48 AM

kenrivers said:
The specs from Apple are as follows:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012)

Number of memory slots 2
Base memory 4 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
- 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch)
- 2 GB or 4 GB
- 204-pin
- PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz type RAM
Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.

I was looking for additional information on voltage and latency but failed to find it from Apple.

It appears as though that RAM should work. As a side note the maximum you can install is 16GB and not 8GB as stated by Apple. I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro and upgraded the RAM from 4 to 16GB (do a lot of video editing with HD footage which is the reason for the upgrade to 16GB).


So I can install 2x8Gb RAM modules and it will work fine (don't want to get into anything too complicated)
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September 7, 2014 5:48:04 AM

TheIcedCanadian said:
kenrivers said:
The specs from Apple are as follows:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012)

Number of memory slots 2
Base memory 4 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
- 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch)
- 2 GB or 4 GB
- 204-pin
- PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz type RAM
Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.

I was looking for additional information on voltage and latency but failed to find it from Apple.

It appears as though that RAM should work. As a side note the maximum you can install is 16GB and not 8GB as stated by Apple. I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro and upgraded the RAM from 4 to 16GB (do a lot of video editing with HD footage which is the reason for the upgrade to 16GB).


So I can install 2x8Gb RAM modules and it will work fine (don't want to get into anything too complicated)


Yes, I did it and it is no more complicated than installing 2x4GB of RAM. You don't need to do anything special to get the Mac to recognize all 16GB.
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