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    adding ram to x201i

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by llkkjj, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. llkkjj

    llkkjj Newbie

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    hi, guys.

    i just got the x201i i3 thinkpad as present, but the ram is too little , only 2G, i want to add another.

    i checked from the lenovo website that it uses
    2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)

    what type of ram do i have to buy to be compatible?
    can i buy something like this and fit it in?
    2GB Corsair DDR3 1066MHz 200pin SODIMM

    thanks.
     
    llkkjj, Jan 25, 2011
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  2. hulsmsc

    hulsmsc Notebook Guru

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    hulsmsc, Jan 25, 2011
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    What makes you say it's too little?
     
    ZaZ, Jan 25, 2011
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  4. Voodoofreak

    Voodoofreak Notebook Deity

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    I apologize for reviving an old topic, but I just got a new x201i for my work. It comes with 2GB of ram, but I would like to upgrade it to 4GB. Does the X201i have two slots of memory? So I can purchase two 2GB sticks?? Or do I need to purchase a single 4GB stick? Please let me know. Thanks.
     
    Voodoofreak, Feb 18, 2011
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  5. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    yes the x201/s/i/t have two slots that can take 8 gigs of ram. You can purchase either 2 sticks or 1 stick of 4 gigs, choose the latter if you are planning to upgrade it to 8 gigs in the future.
     
    lead_org, Feb 18, 2011
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  6. Voodoofreak

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    Sweet, thank you. I am planning to upgrade in the future as I can see myself with this notebook for at least 3 years.
     
    Voodoofreak, Feb 18, 2011
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  7. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    You can pick up 8 GB RAM for like 70-80 dollars lol..
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 18, 2011
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  8. Voodoofreak

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    Just wondering, would upgrading to 8GB produce a good result? I have an i3 processor on my x201i. I thought these CPUs were limited to the amount of ram that can be maximized. If I'm wrong, please let me know. Thanks.
     
    Voodoofreak, Feb 19, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Really just by your OS (hopefully you have a 64 bit OS). If you have IGP you will benefit from more RAM.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 19, 2011
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  10. ThinkRob

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    Do you currently regularly use all of your physical RAM? If no, then no -- you won't benefit from a RAM upgrade. If so, then yes, you will.

    I do a lot of heavy development work on my laptops (multiple VMs, heavy IDEs/toolchains, plus a largish tmpfs or two), and I'm usually well under my hardware's 3 GB limit. I suspect that if you're an average desktop user you won't need more than 4 GB of RAM, and probably won't even use most of that 4 GB.
     
    ThinkRob, Feb 19, 2011
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  11. utopian3

    utopian3 Notebook Consultant

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    You have to get 204-pin DDR3 PC3-8500. Newegg.com have the Crucial 8 GB kit(2 X 4GB) for $82 now. After the ram upgrade you can consider a SSD upgrade.
     
    utopian3, Feb 19, 2011
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  12. Voodoofreak

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    Thank you for all the help. I ordered the PC-8500 and received it today. However, when I popped out the old memory, it seemed to be PC-10600. What gives?

    I went ahead and popped in the PC-8500 anyways and I can already see the drastic response difference - much much quicker.
     
    Voodoofreak, Feb 23, 2011
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  13. Tsunade_Hime

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    More RAM > faster RAM.

    Unless you have a Clarksfield Core i7 or an SB processor, they will not natively support 1333 RAM anyway.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 23, 2011
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  14. k2001

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    Lenovo and most manufacturers sometime put a higher speed ram because they cost very similar and/or they ran out of the slower one.
     
    k2001, Feb 23, 2011
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    It is an i3, so I'm assuming an i3 processor will not utilize ram higher than 8500? Thanks.
     
    Voodoofreak, Feb 24, 2011
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