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    Alienware 14/17 Memory

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by bbmike, Sep 19, 2014.

  1. bbmike

    bbmike Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are the memory sticks in the 14 and 17 interchangeable?
     
    bbmike, Sep 19, 2014
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  2. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As in, will they work? Yes, they will. But you shouldn't mix memory. Make sure they're the same.
     
    J.Dre, Sep 19, 2014
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    bbmike Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks! I'll swap the entire 16GB from the 14 with the 8GB from the 17. :D
     
    bbmike, Sep 19, 2014
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    I think dell use 1600mhz cl11 as standard across all the machines.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 20, 2014
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