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    Alienware m14x r2 ram upgrade and wifi

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by limanochet, Jul 2, 2012.

  1. limanochet

    limanochet Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys!
    hmm..m about to get a m14x r2 soon.. ;)
    so i've been wondering if i can install a 1866mhz ram in the m14x ?
    if can ..can one suggest a good one for me to buy?(8gb)
    and yeah i also thought of upgrading to killer wifi as mine comes with intel's ....
    and where do you find one? is it difficult to change the wifi? :confused:
     
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    niko2021 Notebook Evangelist

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    not difficult at all to change the wifi, its just like ram with two cables to connect.. For the ram, i would suggest a 1600, according to the intel site, thats the fastest it can run, (though there might be a way around this).

    Here's a good memory- Never upgrade memory through dell lol

    Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model CMSX8GX3M2A1600C9

    I couldn't find a cheaper killer 1202, dell charges 30 for the upgrade, where as ebay has it for 65 so its better to do that from dell. If you want the 6250, which i installed myself, you can pick one up for around 15 dollars on ebay, and it works great.
     
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    limanochet Notebook Enthusiast

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    o_O killer wifi in dell's website :O i didnt know that anyways thx alot and yeah ha abt the ram il never upgrade though dell.. much better offers out there !
    thought are u sure taking out the antenna and connecting it to the new wifi card is easy? it feels like its never gona go back if its plugged out haha (feels like its molted o.o correct me if am wrong but tats the only word tats comes in my mind )
     
    limanochet, Jul 3, 2012
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    M14x R2 holds up to 16G of ram at 1600MHz, and as Niko2021 said it isn't hard to install the network card.

    Here's the official user's manual that will correctly instruct you on how to disassemble the M14x R2, that way you'll find it easy to upgrade the wireless card and RAM. :)
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Jul 3, 2012
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    limanochet Notebook Enthusiast

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    okay i see now ..thank you guys :p (each one of u) :D m going for 1866mhz and abt the wifi i tried removing it in my old xps 15 n yeah it was real easy thx thx ! :D
     
    limanochet, Jul 4, 2012
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