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    How much RAM do you have in your laptop II

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by SomeFormOFhuman, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. Big_Rich_UK

    Big_Rich_UK Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an Acer 6920G T9300 running Vista Ultimate 64-bit on 4Gb of DDR2.
     
    Big_Rich_UK, Oct 27, 2009
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  2. mtarm1

    mtarm1 Notebook Evangelist

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    notebook 4gb
    desktop 4gb (soon to be 8gb)
     
    mtarm1, Oct 27, 2009
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  3. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Laptop 4GB: hoping pc6400 DDR2 4GB modules become affordable to get 8GB
    Desktop 1GB :)
     
    King of Interns, Oct 27, 2009
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  4. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    4GB for my laptop. 1GB for my old Dell optiplex GX620 Desktop which is litterally useless so i nver use it :)
     
    sean473, Oct 27, 2009
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  5. ganzonomy

    ganzonomy Notebook Deity

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    Laptops (MINE)

    Sager np8662
    8GB DDR3-1066 RAM / P9700 / GTX 260m / 500GB 7200rpm HDD

    Dell XPS m1710
    4GB DDR2-667 RAM / T7200 / 7950GTX / 160GB 7200rpm HDD

    Rest of House:
    Asus EEE PC 900 (x2)
    1GB DDR2-533 RAM / Celeron M 353 @ 900 MHz / 160GB 5400rpm HDD

    HP DV2000
    2GB DDR2-533 RAM / AMD Turion64 x2 TL-52 / 160GB 5400rpm HDD
     
    ganzonomy, Oct 27, 2009
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  6. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

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    Just got 4GB for my Sager NP9262 in preparation for switching to Windows 7 x64 around spring next year.
     
    ettornio, Oct 27, 2009
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  7. Biomorphic

    Biomorphic Notebook Geek

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    Can anybody tell me if I can upgrade my HP Pavilion dv6t to 8GB of RAM.
     
    Biomorphic, Oct 27, 2009
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  8. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Dell SXPS 1640: 4 GB RAM
    Previous SXPS 16: 4 GB
    Acer Aspire 6920G: 3 GB
    Toshiba Satellite A100: 1 GB (XP), then upgraded to 3 GB
     
    fred2028, Oct 27, 2009
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  9. moelda

    moelda Notebook Geek

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    Acer 8730G: 4 GB Kingston HyperX
     
    moelda, Oct 27, 2009
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  10. ren3g7ade

    ren3g7ade Notebook Evangelist

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    12GB

    I do development work and run VM's with dedicated resources...hence the ridiculous amount of RAM :D

    ..plus, isn't more always better ;)
     
    ren3g7ade, Oct 27, 2009
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  11. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    4GB Dominates! lol.

    My dad had it upgraded from 2 to 4 before he gave it to me. Now I recently upgraded to 64bit to molest the 4GB it has, and I just started studying 3Ds Max. Haha and I occasionally do posters with Photoshop, as well as video rendering for school.
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 27, 2009
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  12. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    My first notebook, the Acer Aspire 1800 had 2x256mb.
    My second notebook, the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xai 1545 something had 2x1gb.

    My current notebook, the HP Compaq nw8440 has 2x2gb but thanks to my Intel mainboard i can only use 3,5gb.
     
    DEagleson, Oct 27, 2009
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  13. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    dell inspiron 8600 was 1,5gb DDR got upgraded to 2gb DDRjust befor it died but he is now in the reviving process MUAHAHAHAHAHA

    Alienware M17 recived with 2gb but vista 64bits forced upgrade to 4gb
     
    granyte, Oct 27, 2009
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  14. anothergeek

    anothergeek Equivocally Nerdy

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    4GB is the magic number. 2x 2GB DDR3 is very affordable, and more than enough memory for even the most resource demanding games, like GTA4 and Crysis. I've hit 3-3.5GB in those cases, but doing everyday things now I'm only at half capacity. Even if I do get into Photoshop work, I can't see myself needing more than 4GB. It's the last upgrade on my mind, but we'll see. At this point it would be more practical to upgrade to 4GB of lower latency RAM, and even that's laughably practical.
     
    anothergeek, Oct 27, 2009
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  15. JWnFL

    JWnFL Notebook Evangelist

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    8GB DDR3... So far... so good.. the laptop runs cool.. every little bit helps in an enclosed laptop.. IMHO.

    Be well all, JW
     
    JWnFL, Oct 27, 2009
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  16. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    Just a follow-up--how much does a 4GBx2 kit cost nowadays? Or at least a stick of 4GB DDR2? I'm after the 800Mhz ones, or if not the one lower than that (lol is that the PC6400? :confused:) As I can see After Effects and Premiere Pro are quite on the hungry side of RAM.
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 27, 2009
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  17. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Newegg selling one for ~$265 the 667MHz.
     
    f4ding, Oct 28, 2009
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  18. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    HP-768 megs
    Toshiba-2 gbs
    Sony-4 gbs
     
    Padmé, Oct 28, 2009
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  19. Shofizzle

    Shofizzle Newbie

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    Upgraded my Toshiba L305D-s5940 to 4 gigs
     
    Shofizzle, Sep 17, 2010
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  20. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Sager Laptop: 4GB (2x2GB DDR3 1066)
    Netbook: 2GB (1x2GB DDR3 1066)

    Desktop: 8GB (4x2GB DDR2 800 / Core 2 Quad)
    SFF Shuttle: 4GB (2x2GB DDR2 800 / Core 2 Duo)
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 17, 2010
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  21. Gracy123

    Gracy123 Agrees to disagree

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    2GB on my netbook and 4GB DDR3 on my notebook.
     
    Gracy123, Sep 17, 2010
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  22. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My MSI GX740 came with 4 GB, but I upgraded to 8 GB. It cost less than $200 for me to do it myself versus about $400 for the integrator to install it.
     
    saturnotaku, Sep 17, 2010
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  23. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    16 GB in my Elietbook 8740W, but I think I can cover all the options with various units around here including 128MB in an old thinkpad running W98SE
     
    crazycanuk, Sep 17, 2010
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  24. booboo12

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    2 GB on the D630 and 1 GB on the Wind.

    I wouldn't mind having 4 GB on the D630 though...maybe someday later this year. :)
     
    booboo12, Sep 17, 2010
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  25. thundernet

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    Both notebooks 4gb memory and one Atom based netbook 2 gb memory.
     
    thundernet, Sep 17, 2010
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  26. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    XPS M1530: 4GB of RAM
    Sager NP8850: 8GB of RAM

    reason: i don't know why i got 8GB of RAM...i had nothing else to really upgrade lol.
     
    houstoned, Sep 17, 2010
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  27. sean473

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    lol i'd say 8GB now.. got it stock on G73 anyways.. its awesome to have a lot of memory lol :D... anyways , 16GB for 2 years from now...
     
    sean473, Sep 17, 2010
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  28. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    All my systems are 'standardized' with Win7x64u and 8GB of RAM.

    I tried using my 'digital notebook' (U30Jc) with just the 4GB it shipped, but felt very confined - even with an SSD powering the system.

    If I could have 16GB RAM across the board on all the different setups I use, I would switch in a blink. ;)
     
    tilleroftheearth, Sep 17, 2010
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  29. lpnowlan

    lpnowlan Notebook Consultant

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    4GB in mine... next system probably will have 8GB :)
     
    lpnowlan, Sep 17, 2010
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  30. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    i honestly don't even know what to do with my 4GB i have now, let alone 8GB of RAM...
     
    houstoned, Sep 17, 2010
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  31. HTWingNut

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    Lots of virtual PC's. ;) That's what I use it for on my desktop anyways.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 17, 2010
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  32. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    But, what are the virtual PCs for?
     
    f4ding, Sep 18, 2010
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  33. sean473

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    I'm going to be running CAD and Matlab so more memory the better.
     
    sean473, Sep 18, 2010
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  34. ajreynol

    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    6GB.

    moving to 8 soon.
     
    ajreynol, Sep 18, 2010
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  35. raydabruce

    raydabruce Notebook Carnivore

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    Virtual PCs (sometimes called "virtual machines") are for running 2 or more operating systems simultaneously. Each instance of a virtual machine has to have it's own memory reserved for it so that it doesn't affect the other OSes that are running in real or virtual mode.

    You can have Windows XP running regularly and have Windows 7 and Linux also running in virtual machines. You need more ram for that so each OS has enough to run properly. To do all this, you need a virtual machine manager like VMWare which will ask you how much memory to give each virtual PC and then wall off that amount for the exclusive use of that OS.

    It also helps a lot if you have a CPU that has VT-x enabled. Some also have VT-d for directed I/O. Look up your CPU on Intel's or AMD's website(s). With some BIOSes, you have to enable that CPU feature (if it has it).

    Windows 7 has a feature you can install (I forget the name of it) which allows you to boot from a choice of .vhd files (virtual hard drives) and load up the OS of your choice. But I don't know if that feature allows simultaneous running of different OSes.
     
    raydabruce, Sep 18, 2010
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  36. JohnPC

    JohnPC Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can't always access my company's servers to test on (or the connection is slow) so I run my own servers on my laptop. 16GB means I can have a database and app server running with plenty of space to spare.
     
    JohnPC, Sep 18, 2010
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  37. HTWingNut

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    Using up RAM! :D
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 18, 2010
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  38. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    What I mean is, what did he use the virtual pcs for? Just for the sake of running it? I can see for users like JohnPC, it'll be useful.
     
    f4ding, Sep 19, 2010
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  39. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Running 2GB, the max my Compaq V5201 can handle. It handles 7 Home Premium just fine....
     
    R4000, Sep 19, 2010
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  40. JohnPC

    JohnPC Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know someone else who ran virtual PC's for the sake of trying out other OS's. Easy to set up another version of Windows/Linux to mess around with without having to mess up your main OS install.
     
    JohnPC, Sep 20, 2010
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  41. Hextix

    Hextix Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a whopping 12GB of RAM on my ASUS G51Jx since the seller which I got it at offered a bonus 6GB from the stock 6GB. I thought it was a pretty good deal so I took it and I must say, 12GB is more than enough for just work, gaming and video editing and conversion.
     
    Hextix, Sep 20, 2010
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  42. SacredDreams

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    well i currently have 1.5GB of rams, upgraded from 512MB :p
     
    SacredDreams, Sep 20, 2010
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  43. trvelbug

    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    wow thats an awesome machine. do you feel the difference with your 12gig?
     
    trvelbug, Sep 20, 2010
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  44. soulkamikaze

    soulkamikaze Newbie

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    I'm running those programs on 4GB and I'm nowhere close to being maxed out (well, unless I have multiple instances of both programs running at the same time). Or it could be that I'm just not running large simulations. Either way, I'm not seeing RAM as being the bottleneck in those cases.
     
    soulkamikaze, Sep 20, 2010
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  45. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Until recently, I have been using 4GB in my laptop. Two weeks ago I got a good deal on 2x4GB G.Skill DDR3 1333MHz, so I upgraded. I like overkill ;-).
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 20, 2010
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  46. Potential

    Potential Newbie

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    4 GB but plan to add 2 GB during Christmas time.
     
    Potential, Sep 20, 2010
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  47. trvelbug

    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    has it made a difference for you?
     
    trvelbug, Sep 20, 2010
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  48. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Some numbers crunching software (Rosetta@BOINC) can process larger data portions :).
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 20, 2010
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  49. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't do much of anything ram intensive with my T400. Even with pagefile turned off, I rarely have zero memory available with 4gb.
     
    vinuneuro, Sep 20, 2010
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  50. WARDOZER9

    WARDOZER9 Notebook Consultant

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    3gb in a D630 but will move to a single 4gb module when I get $120 for one from NewEgg. This laptop will be more tuned for battery life and cool running and a single 4gb module will help reach that goal better than 2 :)
     
    WARDOZER9, Sep 20, 2010
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