New to me Thinkpad X230i - How much RAM to add?

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robad · #1 Post by **robad** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:22 pm

I just picked up a nearly new Thinkpad X230i for so little money that I simply couldn't pass it by. I will be using it for travel mainly, running office tasks and browsing.

I've put in an SSD and am wondering whether I would get a significant benefit from adding RAM. It's got 1 x 4MB right now.

And are there any other upgrades that I should consider?

Thanks for any suggestions!

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ajkula66 · #2 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:25 pm

Welcome to the forum!

I'd definitely add another 4GB stick of RAM and take it from there. You're likely be quite happy with the end result.

brchan · #3 Post by **brchan** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:23 pm

8 GB of ram will be very solid. 4GB will still work fairly well, but ram is pretty inexpensive now.

Some good brands (in no particular order) are: Crucial, Corsair (non 'value' models), Hynix, and Samsung.

I had some issues with Kingston, though.

JPOESQ · #4 Post by **JPOESQ** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:01 pm

I upgraded from 8 GB to 16 GB in mine, and it runs better with multiple windows open.

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codek · #5 Post by **codek** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:43 pm

JPOESQ wrote:I upgraded from 8 GB to 16 GB in mine, and it runs better with multiple windows open.

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I second this. If you are a heavy multitasker, you can definitely see the difference with 16gb.