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Recommendation for memory pairing in a 13" MacBook Pro?

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Mar 15, 2026652 views
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I know usually it's better to run the memory on dual channel, if possible, with a Kit of 2x2GB, but at the moment my laptop has 2x1gb and I wanted to upgrade it. Which means, I can either buy a kit of 2x2gb and try to sell the 2x1gb I already have, since the laptop only has 2 slots, or I can buy 1x…

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Fix for: Recommendation for memory pairing in a 13" MacBook Pro?

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From what I remember from the upgrades at work recently, the MacBook Pro's will only run in pair combination of the same memory types and sizes. Therefore the only recommended and supported configuration is 2X2GB = 4GB. The few we did try and mix me…

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