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    8460w - Supports 32GB?

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by CharlieDigital, Feb 10, 2012.

  1. CharlieDigital

    CharlieDigital Notebook Geek

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    Hey folks, wondering if anyone can help me clear something up.

    The 8460w spec sheet says up to 16GB w/2 SODIMMs: HP EliteBook 8460w Mobile Workstation specifications - HP Small & Medium Business products

    However, when I go to configure it, the configuration page says:

    "Four SODIMMS for a total of 32 GB of memory is available on quad-core systems. Two SODIMMS for a total of 16 GB of memory is available on most dual-core systems. (Two SODIMMS for a total of 8 GB of memory is available on the Intel® Core™ i7-2620M.)"

    Yet when I select a quad-core CPU, it does not give me the option of selecting more than 8GB of RAM and shows a max of 2 DIMMs.

    Likewise, Crucial also notes that it supports up to 16GB across 2 DIMM slots

    So anyone have the skinny on this? Is it actually available w/4 SODIMMs?
     
    CharlieDigital, Feb 10, 2012
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  2. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    I'd guess it's a copy+paste error by someone who doesn't actually know much about computer hardware.
     
    KLF, Feb 11, 2012
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  3. CharlieDigital

    CharlieDigital Notebook Geek

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    Dang.

    Would love to have a 32GB 14-inch workstation (lots of VM work + travel for me). I figured it was too good to be true :(

    Thanks for the feedback folks.
     
    CharlieDigital, Feb 23, 2012
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  4. heng8866

    heng8866 Notebook Enthusiast

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    where can you find the single 16gig S0-DIMM RAM
     
    heng8866, Feb 23, 2012
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