The only A1181 MacBooks that will run 10.8 or later are the Early and Mid 2009. The three generations shipping in 2007 top out at OS X 10.7.5. For the 3GB systems, 2GB sticks are cheap enough that it doesn't matter.Īll MacBook generations after the original MacBook1,1 Core Duo 1.83-2GHz one will run OS X 10.7 (the original MacBook will only run 10.6.8). If you're buying RAM for one of these machines, don't buy 2x4GB buy 4GB+2GB instead. Macbook A1181 Restored to Factory 29.99 17.10 shipping or Best Offer Apple MacBook 2.13GHz 2GB 160GB HHD 13.3' Laptop A1181 MC240LL/A - Grade A (308) 49.99 9.95 shipping or Best Offer Apple MacBook A1181 13.3' Black Laptop - MB404LL/A (2008) (76) 60. Later generations have a later chipset that's crippled in the same way you can install 8GB, but the machine will only see 6GB. This is a limitation of Intel's supporting chipset. If the Macbook is either the Mid 2007 generation (May-November 2007/MacBook2,1/EMC 2139/2.0 or 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo/Intel GMA950) or the Late 2006 generation (November 2006-May 2007/MacBook2,1/EMC 2121/1.83 or 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo/Intel GMA950), then you may install 4GB of RAM, but the machine will only speak to 3GB of it. The A1181 MacBook designation was around for several years, and there's a lot of variation in capabilities between the eight(!) generations.
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