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Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by jdietrich »

X4 wrote: post #20
svennek wrote: post #5

The Lenovo Thinkpad W530 can have up to 32 GB ram (mine has...)

Are Lenovo's still having the quality they were known for year ago? (I haven't looked into them for quite some time.)

Lenovo seem to be doing it sensibly - the core Thinkpad line is still very well made, cheaper (and more cheaply made) products are offered under the Edge and Ideapad brands.

Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by jason_slack »

X4 wrote: post #17
phaus wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really like it too, but I may finally try a Mac when they refresh the retinas. I'll probably get more work done without all of those distracting video games anyways.

I also thought that, .1.5 years ago, but where are we? 8GB RAM, sorry that's not enough. Most importantly you cannot upgrade the RAM, SSD or ANYTHING else. Everything is hard soldered and you pay for the most basic stuff like Ethernet extra. People told me it's not possible to install Gentoo or Archlinux on it, is that true?

I have the latest, non-retina, MBP. So I can upgrade the RAM (running 16gb now) and I removed the superdrive and put in 2 x 750GB 7200rpm drives and striped them together.

Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by phaus »

X4 wrote: post #17
phaus wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really like it too, but I may finally try a Mac when they refresh the retinas. I'll probably get more work done without all of those distracting video games anyways.

I also thought that, .1.5 years ago, but where are we? 8GB RAM, sorry that's not enough. Most importantly you cannot upgrade the RAM, SSD or ANYTHING else. Everything is hard soldered and you pay for the most basic stuff like Ethernet extra. People told me it's not possible to install Gentoo or Archlinux on it, is that true?

The 15" retina allowed an upgrade to 16GB, I can only hope that the new 13" will also allow it.

Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by phaus »

jason_slack wrote: post #23
X4 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also thought that, .1.5 years ago, but where are we? 8GB RAM, sorry that's not enough. Most importantly you cannot upgrade the RAM, SSD or ANYTHING else. Everything is hard soldered and you pay for the most basic stuff like Ethernet extra. People told me it's not possible to install Gentoo or Archlinux on it, is that true?

I have the latest, non-retina, MBP. So I can upgrade the RAM (running 16gb now) and I removed the superdrive and put in 2 x 750GB 7200rpm drives and striped them together.

How are the screens on the non-retina Macbooks? I know it won't be an IPS, but are they still decent?

Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by phaus »

dluchian wrote: post #24

Most of the high-end Sager notebooks do. None of that tacky alienware crap.

Alienware laptops look normal if you turn the lighting off, or switch the color to white. They also completely destroy Sager as far as build quality goes.

Sager laptops are rebranded Clevos. Clevos give you decent components for a good price, but they have horrible keyboards (almost to the point of defectiveness) and generally mediocre build quality.

Re: Ask HN: Any laptop support 32gb of RAM?

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Post by jason_slack »

phaus wrote: post #28
jason_slack wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the latest, non-retina, MBP. So I can upgrade the RAM (running 16gb now) and I removed the superdrive and put in 2 x 750GB 7200rpm drives and striped them together.

How are the screens on the non-retina Macbooks? I know it won't be an IPS, but are they still decent?

I am perfectly fine on a non-retina. There is a difference for sure. When I go to my iPad 4 I surely appreciate the retina quality. For me it was more important the expandability than the screen.
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