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tomadeira

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  1. Hey man - the main reason for the massive use in RAM on browsers are due to the spike in tracking/monitoring programs in the background. Market data researcch or big data is becoiming such a valuable commodity that our privacy is considered to be less important,. we are to blame for such evolution though as I bet the majority of us signed up for gmail when the next best free email service was hotmail with a max data allowance compared to google's free. Of course back then I was wondering why someone would offer this service for free but at least 10 years now - we know the answer.. n this will only get worse as they become more creative to design ways that continue to profile us. Windows 10contiues to offer free upgrades to anyone and guess what - they are also the largest data miner too. Win 7 and 8 support would be terminated 4 years ago if not forthe big backlash that forced them to offer downgrades. Anti malware programs that Ihave only began to be aware of in the last 4 years are now a must. And that too ins't going to do any favours for your RAM. So to me -16gb is still ok for me as the X220 continues to be supported by lenovo (this is the only sandy bridge based model i know that has both Spectre & Meltdown patches done) Both Intel & Lenovo officially ended support for X220 for Win 10 OS but yet they continue to release drivers that are critical for windows10 under the X220 driver section. So choose the big 3 like DELL, Lenovo and HP as they only do it out of fear that this would negatively impact their brand. (sorry DELL you are actually the only one without a whitelist) Running latest bios all patched and modded to install the 7260 AC and BT 4.0 support and remove the nonsense of capping DDR3 speeds. My 2560P however is not that flexible but I really like the maintenance hatch design and the removeable cpu option but if you think installing a quad core would help with the multiple browser issue; it's only marginal as single core speeds still dominate this... so you would be better of with even just a i5 processor as they are slightly faster in single core and has the same benefits through hyperthreading as the i7 versions which are also dual cores.. Eitherway - withoutthe QM cpu - u save on time worry about heat issue, battery life and also $ to address the 2 issue and buying the CPU.
  2. hey guys - i've been a silent reader for the past 6 mths or so and have learnt so much. The world where new laptops are beginning to follow the surface pro model - with everything soldered disgusts me. I'm a lenovo fanboy who thinks the X220 is the best laptop (period). I also own the 2560p and I like it despite the lack of modifications compared to the X220. Anyway to answer the 16 GB stick per slot question - PLEASE DO NOT BUY AND TEST. This support is not a software "whitelist" limitation on the 2570P but purely due to the Ivy bridge limitation. The earliest CPU support is the 2015 Broadwell 5th gen and above. Google the Lenovo X250 which only had a single ram slot and someone in the forums finally had the chance to buy a stick (which was super expensive!) You can still reach 32gb in your 2nd to 4th gen pga based CPU, but you require these 2 components: - 4 ram slots - i7 4 core CPU (eg - an i7-2640M will only recognise 16gb out of the 32 gb you have but a i7-2630QM will be able to confirm and utilise all 4 slots to 32GB DDR3) time to look for the 8560 or any other 4 slot laptops that are still cheap along with a quad core cpu. A clevo based laptop would be the easiest solution here but they have their own problems such as the lack of bios support and it's tough to find a cheap one too. The HP or Lenovo 4 slot laptops are the 8560w and the W thinkpad series.
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