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    how much ram do I need for Windows 7 Tablet on a Thinkpad X60t ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kamitorial, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. kamitorial

    kamitorial Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just picked up an x60t (tablet) - impulse buy. :eek:

    I've always wanted to see Windows 7's tablet features at work and finally I have the chance. Gotta get a $40 pen first because it's missing. :(

    Problem is, the x60t came with only 2x512mb of ram which I am sure is inadequate.

    Should I upgrade to:

    a) 2.5 gb ram for $30 (one 2gb module)

    or

    b) 4 gb of ram for $55 ( 2 x 2gb modules)

    I'm not even sure if I'm keeping the machine so I was thinking that for trial purposes Windows 7 32bit would run ok on 2.5gb of ram.

    What do you think?

    Thank you in advance for your replies. :)
     
    kamitorial, Jan 20, 2011
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  2. erik

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    2.5GB will be perfectly adequate for W7T x86.   i installed win 7 pro x86 on an X32 with 1GB and T400 with 2GB and both run great.
     
    erik, Jan 20, 2011
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  3. MidnightSun

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    Even Vista, which doesn't play as well on machines with less RAM, ran perfectly fine with 2GB of RAM on my T500 (which I did for about one year before upgrading to W7 and installing another 2GB of RAM). The 2.5GB will be just fine! :)
     
    MidnightSun, Jan 21, 2011
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    2.5GB should be plenty sufficient.

    Also note that if you were going to use 2x2GB you would want to use the 64-bit version of Windows 7 (this may not even be possible on the x60T if it has an older Core Duo as only the Core 2 and later support x86-64). If you use a 32-bit OS you'll be capped around 3.25 GB. This is still plenty, but you're not getting your full moneys worth.
     
    jonlumpkin, Jan 21, 2011
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  5. kamitorial

    kamitorial Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank You all for your input.

    I went ahead with the 2gb module upgrade. 750mb of RAM is obviously not worth $30.

    The x60 tablet runs very well. I suspect the Sandforce Vertex I put in also helped.

    I am also very happy to have once again found Sketchbook Pro, which is no longer made by Alias but by Autodesk.
     
    kamitorial, Jan 24, 2011
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