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    About to order T61 - 4 gigs? Wide screen?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Lagunatic, Jun 16, 2007.

  1. Lagunatic

    Lagunatic Newbie

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    Would 4 megs really make a difference? I run some big apps occasionally, but have never had anything close to that much memory and it's expensive but doable.

    Also, never had a wide screen. Always had a 4x3 14 incher. Any views on that? I do a fair amount of text work and have heard they're a pain.
     
    Lagunatic, Jun 16, 2007
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  2. Cam_86

    Cam_86 Notebook Evangelist

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    Unless you are running a 64bit operating system, i am pretty sure anything over 3 gigs is a waste. And to run 3 gigs, you would need 1 1gig stick, and 1 2gig stick, so they wouldnt be matched...

    I think the smarter buy here is 2x1gig sticks...
     
    Cam_86, Jun 16, 2007
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  3. bigbear89

    bigbear89 Notebook Consultant

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    I think 4 gigs of RAM would be overkill. Save your money and stick with 2 gigs of RAM.
     
    bigbear89, Jun 16, 2007
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    s4iscool Notebook Deity

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    what are your "big apps"? and if you didnt like the WS, why did you get it? it does make a difference in reading documents, but i dont mind that even on a 12" WS
     
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  5. Kebs

    Kebs Notebook Evangelist

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    I hope you have more than 4 megs.

    on a more serious note, I have 1GB, it goes down to 800MB used very easily, with just Warcraft 3, Word, and Outlook Open. I think it's sad that I need to shut down all my applications and do a reboot before I start playin.
     
    Kebs, Jun 16, 2007
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