Just looking for advice/opinion. I bought from ebay, what i thought was an x220 Thinkpad with 8G of RAM…turned out only to have 4. I left a bad review but will keep the machine. I put Arch/Sway anyway.

I want to add RAM…i think it can go up to 16. I looked on line and i think it would be about $50 to buy the memory…so i thought o would find an online tutorial and add the memory myself…is this a bad idea?

  • sexy_peach@feddit.de
    3·
    3 years ago

    If you have a little bit of skill with a screw driver and basic electronics it’s a good idea. I think it fits two ram sticks, so you could buy two 8gb ones. Or you could buy a second 4gb one for very cheap and end up with 8gb, which is fine still anyways.

    • stopit@lemmy.mlOP
      0·
      3 years ago

      I couldn’t buy an 8 and a 4 to make 16 with the 4 already there? I’ve never done this before, but the machine was cheap…so i figure why not learn something?

      • sexy_peach@feddit.de
        1·
        3 years ago

        Learning always is a good idea.

        You have two ram slots only. You could do 8 and 4gb but that’s not advised. Better use same amount and also same frequency etc. Did you check out the ifixit link?

        • stopit@lemmy.mlOP
          1·
          3 years ago

          I will…there is already 4, so i thought…add 12!

          This should be interesting. I will check the link…i still have to order the memory.

          • sexy_peach@feddit.de
            2·
            3 years ago

            First make sure that you got compatible memory! Also you could try to find used modules, they are available on craiglist and similar sites.

          • poVoq@lemmy.ml
            2·
            3 years ago

            No, 2x8GB is the best, or open up the laptop and check the existing 4 GB stick (might even be 2x2GB though) and try to find the same online for 2x4GB setup, as 8GB is basically enough if you don’t run bloatware like Windows.

          • toneverends@lemmy.ml
            1·
            3 years ago

            No such thing as a 12GB stick. You could start with adding an 8GB, then in the future replace the 4 with another 8. (Assuming it’s not 2+2 in there currently).

            • ree@lemmy.ml
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              3 years ago

              I’m running my x220 with 4+8 (12gb) and there is no issues :)

              I rarely require more than 8gb but sometime do memory intensive job and it’s stable, the CPU is more of a bottleneck.

              Iirc it’s possible to run 2x16gb but there is some BIOS trickery involved.