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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 5019004" data-attributes="member: 41321"><p>Even with Windows 7, the limit for RAM on a 32-bit system is 4 GB. Any more than that simply won't be used.</p><p></p><p>However, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 can use 8-16 GB of RAM, depending on whether you get Home Basic or Home Premium.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7" target="_blank">Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows)</a></p><p></p><p>And you can upgrade memory in laptops, but it can sometimes be hard to get to. I upgraded the memory in my Acer TravelMate a few years ago. One stick was simple to get to (just flip the computer over and unscrew a panel), but for the other I had to remove the entire keyboard. It was not actually that difficult for me, but I've been playing around in the inside of desktop computers since I was fifteen.</p><p></p><p>If you've never swapped components inside a desktop computer, or even if you have but you don't feel comfortable playing with the inside of a relatively tiny, delicate laptop, take it to a professional and ask them to do it for you. If you want to try it yourself, make sure you read the manual carefully and take every precaution. Frying a laptop motherboard with static electricity is an expensive lesson.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and remember that laptop memory is different than desktop memory. Don't buy a "normal" stick of RAM and expect to stick it in a laptop. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 5019004, member: 41321"] Even with Windows 7, the limit for RAM on a 32-bit system is 4 GB. Any more than that simply won't be used. However, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 can use 8-16 GB of RAM, depending on whether you get Home Basic or Home Premium. [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7]Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows)[/url] And you can upgrade memory in laptops, but it can sometimes be hard to get to. I upgraded the memory in my Acer TravelMate a few years ago. One stick was simple to get to (just flip the computer over and unscrew a panel), but for the other I had to remove the entire keyboard. It was not actually that difficult for me, but I've been playing around in the inside of desktop computers since I was fifteen. If you've never swapped components inside a desktop computer, or even if you have but you don't feel comfortable playing with the inside of a relatively tiny, delicate laptop, take it to a professional and ask them to do it for you. If you want to try it yourself, make sure you read the manual carefully and take every precaution. Frying a laptop motherboard with static electricity is an expensive lesson. Oh, and remember that laptop memory is different than desktop memory. Don't buy a "normal" stick of RAM and expect to stick it in a laptop. :) [/QUOTE]
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