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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
idling ram?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 390849" data-attributes="member: 23444"><p>I've never heard of this RAM idling business, but I can definitely assure you that your Mac will accept and fully utilize 2GB of RAM. </p><p></p><p>You guys are correct in noting that there is a RAM limitation, but you've got the number wrong. It's not 2GB, but rather 3GB. You can easily stick 3GB of RAM in a Macbook without any issues. It's when you get to 4GB that you experience the issue of 700MB being inaccessible. </p><p></p><p>So while you could stick 2x2GB sticks for a total of 4GB, you would only be able to use 3.3GB of it. Apple is looking out for its customers by preventing them from wasting money on a 4GB kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kash, post: 390849, member: 23444"] I've never heard of this RAM idling business, but I can definitely assure you that your Mac will accept and fully utilize 2GB of RAM. You guys are correct in noting that there is a RAM limitation, but you've got the number wrong. It's not 2GB, but rather 3GB. You can easily stick 3GB of RAM in a Macbook without any issues. It's when you get to 4GB that you experience the issue of 700MB being inaccessible. So while you could stick 2x2GB sticks for a total of 4GB, you would only be able to use 3.3GB of it. Apple is looking out for its customers by preventing them from wasting money on a 4GB kit. [/QUOTE]
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