Will an apple store upgrade the memory? how much extra?
906191
The system memory is soldered to the logic board. It is not user upgrade able. The solid state drive is interchangeable/upgradeable.
1231425
Yes, it's a really easy upgrade to 8GB. There's one slot, take 2GB out and put the 8GB stick in.
771520
I just got done talking with Apple Care. YES, you can have your cake and eat it too. You'll need to create a simple memory partition that Apple will talk you through. Just make sure you either choose the 512 GB or 1 TB memory option since Windows 8.1 takes up a lot of space.
70232
Actually, up until a couple of days ago on Apples iMac 20" Customize your Mac page, it said in the learn more link under RAM to 'choose the 1x1GB stick if you plan on upgrading later' or something like that. I emailed them... in a hopeless attempt to get them to actually add the option but all they did was removed that part in the learn more section :(
1939567
My guess is that it's the 4GB RAM that's slowing things down rather than the hard drive. And to upgrade to 8GB (the maximum it can take) means replacing the existing memory with a $50-$60 8GB stick, as there is only one memory slot inside (according to CNet review). It could probably also use (esp. when first purchased) a good cleaning out of extraneous memory-hogging apps that get auto-loaded at boot time.
931682
Upgrading is possible. I just changed my HDD to an SSD. now it is super fast. Memory upgrade is also possible. though apple recommends only upto an 8GB, people have proved that it can really be upgraded to a 16GB. 128 GB SSD cost 50+ USD where as an 8GB(2x4) cost nearly 70 USD or less.
135861
I upgraded to 4gb without issue. Check your specks online or through apple for listed upgrade size.
808333
If you mean put more memory on the hard drive, you can't. I asked the sales people where I bought it from.
1342681
Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their devices. My MacBook came with Samsung memory installed, which is nothing special, believe me. Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their... » Read More Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their devices. My MacBook came with Samsung memory installed, which is nothing special, believe me. « Show Less
2140152
I can't find anything specific regarding upgrading the memory, so my guess is that the memory can't be upgraded.
120746
You can upgrade past 8gb. I currently have 12gb installed. My guess is 16gb is the maximum with 8gb per slot.
1871245
You can send us a message with the specific upgrades you'd like, like how much more memory, storage requests, and any other requests. We can get you a price and list the configuration on Amazon for you to order.
707941
I just opened mine to put 2x4GB SODIMMs into it ... nope. It is NOT user-upgradeable. Memory chips are soldered on. SSD is mSATA so in the future you could presumably upgrade it to 256GB, but the memory is not upgradeable in this at all. Live and learn.
1093893
Look it up on apple support just put in tour model number and it will tell you how much ram
180717
Yes it can be upgraded. In order to use windows app store fully you have to upgrade
818220
nope, the retina macbook pros have soldered ram, there is no way to upgrade.
1452906
No. The memory is fixed on the motherboard and is not something that you can upgrade. 4GB RAM is all that it has and will ever have.