E6520 Owner's Thread

that sounds great...
So then I think I will get myself 2x8GB DDR3- sticks of 1600mhz and everything should work perfect right?
Or probably not DDR3 memory sticks right? cus they are for stationary computers I think..
Anyone know exactly what I need?

 

For anyone thats interested, I just picked up a media bay adapter to add a second hard drive for $10 USD. It fits and works although it doesnt line up exactly with the case. I did have to use my eject button off of the DVD writer but hey, it was only $10 LOL. Im now tripple booting Ubuntu, Windows 7, and Mac OSX for the fun of it. When I get to work, I just swap in my dvd burner when I need it. I will likely clean up the appearance a bit by painting the silver metal on the external drive and underside of the case a black / dark grey to match.
Here is a link :

New 2ND SATA HDD HARD DISK DRIVE Caddy Bay for Dell Latitude E6400 E6500 | eBay

Here are some of the photos :

 

See below for the Intel block diagram. Anything above 8GB is overkill in my opinion, but memory is cheap.

2x8GB of 1333MHz OR 1600MHz<--(the max) will work in the E6520's two memory slots if you are using a compatible CPU.

Scott

 

Thank you but I got super ocnfused with this diagram.. but Im guessing that means that YES 2x8GB 1600mhz will work fine..?

What Im wondering now is, what kind of ram is it I should buy? Ive never really had a own laptop and I know there are some different RAM modules.. please link me to any store selling these that I need so I know what to look for.

thank you

 

Yes. It says that quad core can use two DIMMs per channel at 1333 and one DIMM per channel at 1600. This really doesn't matter to a Latitude, since it only has one DIMM socket per channel anyway (two channels). That note is more applicable for the Precisions with four DIMM sockets.

 

Please confirm what processor you have installed and I will link you to some memory.

Scott-

 

i7-2760QM
thank you

 

I like the G.Skill memory and have tested it to work 100% in the following Dell business systems:
E6320 (QM67/i7-2720QM) - 1333/1600MHz
E6410 (QM57/i7-720QM) - 1333Mhz max
E6420 (QM67/i7-2720QM) - 1333/1600MHz
E6520 (QM67/i7-2720QM) - 1333/1600MHz
M6600 (QM67/i7-2720QM/i7-2820QM) - 1333/1600MHz

I also think it is one of the best values/bang for your buck.

DDR3-1333MHz:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-16GBSQ

DDR3-1600MHz:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-16GSQ
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GSQ

Scott-

 

Here is one with a matched bezel: eBay: Neue und gebrauchte Elektronikartikel, Autos, Kleidung, Sammlerst?cke, Sportartikel und mehr ? alles zu g?nstigen Preisen

 

Nice find. Shame its not showing up on EBay US. The cheapest one here with the matched bezel was $49.99. Still though, 9.99 isn't bad for a working adapter, even if it doesn't quite match up perfectly.