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    E1705 capable of 4gb of ram?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Zmanattack, Apr 25, 2007.

  1. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    Is this the case?


    Xps has pretty much the same build or is that just one of the
    "bonuses" you get with getting an Xps?


    Thanks
     
    Zmanattack, Apr 25, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The consumer laptops usually have a hardware limitation of 2GB...so no. I might be wrong though, as the M1710 does support 4GB and these two models might have the same motherboard...
     
    Greg, Apr 25, 2007
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  3. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    so if i bought a business model would it be?
     
    Zmanattack, Apr 25, 2007
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    Not 100% but I think you'll still be limited to 2GB, check the website.
     
    Reezin14, Apr 25, 2007
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  5. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unless it specifically states that it will support more that 2GB RAM (Latitude and most XPS I think), I wouldn't bet a laptop on it.
     
    Greg, Apr 26, 2007
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    You can put 4Gb in there, but only use 3.25 Gb (regardless of OS).
     
    mini, Apr 26, 2007
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    On the manual the maximum ram on this notebook is 4go like the intel chipset support. But, on the website, dell write the maximum ram is 2go. So, what is the right answer?
     
    john_lennon, Apr 26, 2007
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    I know with my i8200, ram is spec'ed at 1gb total by dell..but everyone knows that actually it will handle 2gb just fine...dell doen't test the comps to the max...
     
    thejedimaster, Apr 26, 2007
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    ?

    I'm pretty sure XPx86 won't use more than 2gb of ram, but doesn't Vistax86 support up to like 6?
     
    Prototelis, Apr 26, 2007
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