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    Upgrade RAM on MBP retina?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pwfletcher, Apr 5, 2013.

  1. pwfletcher

    pwfletcher Newbie

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    Is there any way to upgrade the ram on a macbook pro retina? I should have done it when I bought it, but skimped ;-( Thanks ...
     
    pwfletcher, Apr 5, 2013
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  2. darkloki

    darkloki Notebook Deity

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    No it is Enfused, but what exactly are you doing that you need over 8gb and need 16? You can upgrade the HDD though but it's going to cost you
     
    darkloki, Apr 5, 2013
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  3. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Yup, the RAM is soldered to the motherboard, it's a choice Apple made in order to achieve the thinness of the Retina, so short of getting a new Retina, you're stuck with what you have.
     
    tijo, Apr 5, 2013
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  4. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    who knows. .. Im starting to wish I could have more than 32 nowadays. but off the top of my head editing RAW images, video editing, a couple new games now, simulations, 3D rendering, video rendering, statistical software, heavy audio processing, CAD/CAM apps, image analysis, advanced vector processing and GIS applications off the top of my head.
     
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  5. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    DDR4 in a workstation is going to be a dream for you
     
    Karamazovmm, Apr 5, 2013
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