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Laptops with Big RAM?

Posted by Cliff on from the beyond-the-2Gb-barrier dept.

Fubari wonders: "Anybody know when laptops over 4gb might be coming out? Some of the dev-tools I want to run are just obscene RAM-pigs. On the desktop I'm using now (Win2003), it sucks up 1.6gb just to boot. By the time I log in and start doing work, it is stretching 2Gb. Move that to Vista, add a VM-Ware session or two, and I'm worried I'll be pushing 4Gb. I'm torn between buying a 4Bb-max laptop now, or some mini-desktop that can fit in a set of luggage wheels. A friend of mine suggested something like this, but my first choice would be something designed to be portable. Any suggestions?"

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  1. Re:Dell? by jamieswith · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think so far the comments missed the point.

    He's not looking for a laptop WITH 4gb, he knows he can get those now, he's wondering about a laptop with MORE than 4Gb of memory.

  2. Re:Dell? by _Swank · · Score: 0, Redundant
    did YOU bother reading the first sentence?

    Anybody know when laptops over 4gb might be coming out?
  3. t60p by (H)elix1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You can get an IBM T60P from the factory with 4G of RAM. You will want to make sure you get a 64-bit CPU as well, otherwise you will have issues. Be warned, the 2G SIMs will set you back ~800 each. Much better as a workstation, however. The P also use a higher clocked RAM, 7200 RPM HDD, and some other perks that make it a bit faster than most laptops.

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