Whats the max RAM size for this laptop? Ive seen different sites, including the manufacture with different values. Ive seen anywhere between 8 GB and 32 GB. Also Ive seen discrepancies of 2 slots and 4 slots.
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I am not 100% positive, but I Believe the max is 16GB (I have also seen conflicting reports between 8 and 16) but most places agree there are only 2 slots (so 2 8GB chips for a max of 16). I only saw 2 when I opened it up to add my additional RAM.
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I added the 8GB stick to a new Lenovo laptop which already had 4GB installed in the other soDIMM slot. You need to make sure that 1) you match speeds and type with the existing RAM and 2) your operating system and motherboard support the amount of RAM you are putting in. If you mismatch RAM or your system doesn't support the amount of RAM it either won't work at all, or may operated at reduced speed or capacity.
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I don't know what the maximum is but there is only 1 memory slot. The computer was fine with 4 but I removed it and installed an 8 GB chip which cost $40 from Amazon. I think if you use the Crucial memory configuration tool, you will only see a 4 GB and 8 GB chip as options. You can also get the part number and look it up on Amazon.
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This machine only has one memory slot and Samsung indicated 4GB is it's maximum supported capacity. The laptop would have to be disassembled to access the slot so it's not intended to be user upgraded.
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Just found the answer in the warranty booklet. The maximum supported capacity is 8 GB. There are two memory slots. Specified memory is DDR3-1333 or DDR3-1600. Hope this helps.
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2 slots. I believe the max per slot is 8gb. If you look the system up at dell.com you can find all the specs you need there.
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From my review: This laptop has a maximum memory of 8GB with 2 memory slots, one of which comes empty from factory, so I also purchased a 4GB memory upgrade for this laptop (approx $40). Product ordered was: Kingston 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 Laptop Memory Model KVR16S11/4; works great! It comes with 4 GB (1 slot), so just added another 4 GB (2nd slot); in product description, it states supports a maximum of 8 GB total. Hope that helps ...
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No, from what I read before purchasing, the memory is soldered to the motherboard. It's a great laptop, but honestly, if you NEED 8gigs, you should probably be looking into a different laptop anyway. I can't imagine anything you might use this laptop for anything that would require more ram given that the processor wouldn't really be suited best for those types of computer work.
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According to Dell, This model max RAM is 8 GB. Since 4GB already installed (2x2GB), you have to replace them instead add more, there is no slots for it. And yet, you have to install a 64 bit OS to be able to use any memory beyond 4GB. 4 GB is more than enough for the toy. that is my 2 cents.
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I was looking at this model at Microcenter today and I assume it has the same specs. It has 4 memory slots and 2 are taken with 2 4gb sticks, so you should be able to add two more to give a total of 16gb.
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I added another 4 gb to bring it to 8 gb. Before the upgrade laptop would crash when I opened too many windows. Since the upgrade, laptop has not crashed. It has an open slot to easily add the memory.
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I only saw 2 slots when I added a RAM card. Crucial.com says 8gb, so I only added another 4gb card. I haven't tried anything higher, though.
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Hi Dan, I think I answered this question elsewhere, but the laptop should support 16GB. I have the earlier version of this laptop (V5-171-6422) and upgraded it to 16GB with no issues. The Intel CPU specification declares support up to 32GB, but 16GB is the maximum for this device since there are only two memory slots. If there is a limitation of 8GB, it's either the OS (I'm running Linux), marketing, or deliberate neutering of the hardware (not sure why). --JT Review
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8GB and just 2 slots on the small form factor. If you buy it make sure you let us know because you are going to want 64bit instead of the default 32bit to read the extra RAM. Thanks, Computer World
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Hi I'm not sure but normally you would need 2 8 gb of ram tis without adding anything outo get the 16, Most all laptops have only 2 slots for ram and you want to keep them Balanced. Now a days you can also use a lump drive or thumb drive to do this, I put a 64 gig thumb drive in and use it to boost my Ram.
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Thank you for you reply.I guess I wasn't clear on what I was asking.Is the notebook upgradeable to 2 GB Ram? [it uses 200 pin 667,pc5300 memory] Is it hard or easy to open the case and get at the memory stick?Will it void my warranty? I'm afraid Crucial can't help me with these questions.
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Hey,I'm guessing that you can. My laptop came with 1GB of RAM, two 512MB chips. When I got this I took out one of the 512MB chips and put the 2GB one in its place, so my laptop currently has 2.5GB of RAM. Did that a few months ago and I've had no issues at all so far. If you can put a 2GB chip in one then you would be able to put one in the other slot as well. A 32-bit system won't recognize more than 4GB of RAM anyway so yh, I think you can put two in. I'm planning on getting another one soon to give my system 4GB. :) Hope that answers your question...and I hope I wasn't too long Hey,I'm guessing that you can. My laptop came with 1GB of RAM, two 512MB chips. When I got this I took out one of the 512MB chips and put the 2GB one in its place, so my laptop currently has 2.5GB of RAM. Did that a few months ago and I've had no issues at all so far. If you can put a 2GB chip in one then you would be able to put one in the other slot as well. A 32-bit system won't recognize more than 4GB of RAM anyway so yh, I think you can put two in. I'm planning on getting another one soon to give my system 4GB. :) Hope that answers your question...and I hope I... » Read More Hey,I'm guessing that you can. My laptop came with 1GB of RAM, two 512MB chips. When I got this I took out one of the 512MB chips and put the 2GB one in its place, so my laptop currently has 2.5GB of RAM. Did that a few months ago and I've had no issues at all so far. If you can put a 2GB chip in one then you would be able to put one in the other slot as well. A 32-bit system won't recognize more than 4GB of RAM anyway so yh, I think you can put two in. I'm planning on getting another one soon to give my system 4GB. :) Hope that answers your question...and I hope I wasn't too long « Show Less