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    P-7805U: Anyone Running 8 Gigs DDR3?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Penrod, Nov 29, 2009.

  1. Penrod

    Penrod Notebook Consultant

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    Is the P-7805U memory actually limited to 4 gigs by Gateway (by whatever means) or have some of you succeeded in installing 8 gigs?
     
    Penrod, Nov 29, 2009
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  2. strife1013

    strife1013 Notebook Evangelist

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    I would upgrade to 8 gigs if it was cheap to do so but right now that's like a $400 upgrade. Not worth it since i don't even use all 4 gigs lol.
     
    strife1013, Nov 29, 2009
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  3. JohnWhoTwo

    JohnWhoTwo Notebook Deity

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    The 7800 series is capable of up to 8 G of RAM.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Nov 29, 2009
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  4. MexicanSnake

    MexicanSnake I'm back!

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    Any montevina laptop can handle up to 8gb.
     
    MexicanSnake, Nov 29, 2009
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