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    m17x ram support

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by res0sf9v, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. res0sf9v

    res0sf9v Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a alienware m17x r2 does this laptop support 16gb of ram?
     
    res0sf9v, Sep 17, 2011
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I'm unsure whether it does or not but why do you need it? 4GB is sufficient for some, 8GB for most.
     
    widezu69, Sep 17, 2011
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    ewitte12 Notebook Evangelist

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    I wish people would stop saying that without knowing the workload the individual intends.

    Op if it has 4 slots and 4GB sticks work probably. I'd never consider a single 8GB sodimm that would be like $2k for 16GB.
     
    ewitte12, Sep 17, 2011
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    zoolian982 Notebook Deity

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    For 2k, you could get a R3 w/ a decent gpu and upgrade it with ssd and more ram.
     
    zoolian982, Sep 18, 2011
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    the_cubanate Notebook Guru

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    If it has 4slots you can get 16gb for about $300 (maybe less).
     
    the_cubanate, Sep 18, 2011
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