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crwdns2933797:0Brett Harttcrwdnd2933797:0Kho 19, 2012crwdne2933797:0

	[* black] Next we pulled out our favorite flavor of RAM: user-serviceable.
+	[* black] While you can only configure your MacBook Pro with up to 8 GB of RAM from Apple, you can install up to 16 GB yourself with no issues.
	[* black] This is another sigh of relief from those DIYers who ~~ want ~~ need to upgrade their RAM on an annual basis.
-	[* black] While you can only configure your MacBook Pro with up to 8 GB of RAM from Apple, you can install up to 16 GB yourself with no issues.
+	[* black] While the individual RAM modules here are thin (~3.15 mm), the "stacked" RAM slot is a whopping 9.15 mm thick.
+	[* black] When [guide\|9462\|your entire device] is only 18 mm thick, allocating half of that dimension to RAM slots can be too much of a sacrifice, as we have witnessed in the MacBook Air and now in the MacBook Pro with Retina display.
+	[* black] Don't lose hope! An individual RAM slot is only 4.27 mm thick. If the design of the logic board features the RAM chips side by side, we could still see user-replaceable RAM for years to come.