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07-06-2007, 11:32 PM
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 |  memory I just got my lenovo r61 loaded with vista premium. however i did not order my laptop loaded as i couldn't justify upgrading my 1gb of ram to 2gb for $120 (or something like that) when i could purchase 2gb off of newegg for $78. However my question is, does anyone know if 4gb in vista shows that much of an advantage over 2gb? my gut instinct is not really. however i want to be able to multi-task like i can on my desktop in xp. im not going to be doing any even slightly demanding gaming, warcraft 3 might be the most i put it through. i just want to be able to multi-task with ease. when i look at my monitor and at idle with nothing open i am at 59% memory usage with 1gb, its a little depressing.
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07-06-2007, 11:33 PM
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| Re: memory 4gb is only recognized in a 64-bit system
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07-07-2007, 01:28 AM
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| Re: memory yeah i know. i am getting a version of vista ultimate 64-bit through my university so i was just wondering what i could expect.
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07-07-2007, 03:05 AM
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| Re: memory I'm not sure if that laptop can support 4gb even. Most currently max out at 2gb. And I doubt with what you're doing 4gb would give you much of a boost. Going to 2gb is pretty cheap and effective, though. Vista is a big memory hog and it has tons of processes running in the background eating up your memory.
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07-07-2007, 01:47 PM
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| Re: memory im pretty sure my laptop can support 4gb. from what i've gathered pretty much all the laptops that have the new mobile c2d's (t71/73/75/77) can handle 4gb of memory. But yeah i think im leaning more torwards 2gb anyway. Because i'd have to go through a hassle to put a new version of vista on here, and im sure 2gb so work wonders.
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07-11-2007, 08:28 AM
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There's nothing to be depressed about  .Coding Horror: Why Does Vista Use All My Memory?
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