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Jarod Wilson wrote: > The only laptop I *know* supports more than 4GB are the latest MacBook > Pros..., because I've seen 6GB kits for them (apparently, 8GB still isn't > doable, probably due to space needed for the larger DIMM). But > theoretically, any laptop with the same chipset should be able to > support the same... I think that's about as much help as I can (try to) > be. > Heavy virt is about the only reason I'd need more than 4GB for a laptop. > I've actually got many kvm guests installed on mine, but I rarely run > more than 2 or 3 at a time, so w/each allocated 512M, the 4GB I've got > in my laptop is more than enough. > >> 2. Even if the manufacturer doesn't claim support for > 4 GB, the >> ability to support higher density memory chips is often just a matter of >> a BIOS change. The problem is that BIOS updates to support hardware >> beyond what was shipped is less likely in a notebook. > > > --jarod > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/
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