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8 GB of RAM supported by T61s?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:43 pm
by BrianR
So, it's finally happened:
DELL's Precision M6300 (64bit) can be configured with 8 GB of RAM.
"8.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS [add $1,299]"
Link:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... 1035&s=biz
Crucial's not showing 8 GB yet for sale. Anyone know anything for ThinkPads and whether or not all/any existing T's based on Santa Rosa or newer will support it?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:00 pm
by icantux
That's a lot of paycheck for RAM!
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:01 pm
by SHoTTa35
Santa Rosa platforms can support 8GB of RAM. The only problem with that is there weren't any 4GB sticks to buy. They aren't available anywhere so sure someone would be using it if they could find them.
Dell seem to have gotten some but that's probably because of how big of a company they are. They probably got the first batch out.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:02 pm
by erik
yes, santa rosa based thinkpads will support 8GB. this same subject was discussed a few weeks ago:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=57249
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:21 pm
by BrianR
OK, cool. I lust for 8 GB but I ain't getting a Dell.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:32 pm
by iamdmc
What would you use 8GB of RAM for on a laptop?
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:00 am
by BrianR
iamdmc wrote:What would you use 8GB of RAM for on a laptop?
Entire test domains for presenting complext IT environements.
I have a VM that runs x64 Windows and needs 2 GB of RAM to get loaded properly.
Now I often run with two machines and run:
* Domain Controller
* Database
* E-mail
* Web
* Client machines
etc.
That's what.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:58 pm
by thomas565
just to make sure, the dell m6300, which is a 17" sized machine, does not employ regular desktop sized dimms?
I sometimes thought that, when I opened it, in my t61p there could be space arranged to accommodate desktop size dimms. for example the currently used so-dimms could be higher and still fit into the t61p. smart design many allow to fit in regular dimms.
but as soon as the 8gb so-simms are available I get them, too. having a number of VMs.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:28 pm
by dfumento
They employ special SO-DIMMs PC-5300. The maximum for the chipset for T61 is 4 GB SO_DIMM for a total of 8 GB.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:53 am
by Aroc
This 8GB support would be a boon for those of us running VMware labs on our thinkpads (I do).