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    Mix Different RAM Sizes in Dell Laptop ?

    Good eye ! Wish I could take credit for the pununintended :) Do you think 4GB is enough? The E5430 is actually for a friend who will use it in writing papers, often with Dragon Speak, PowerPoint, occasional presentations, recording herself speaking, and the usual web browsing. If you think...
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    Mix Different RAM Sizes in Dell Laptop ?

    Thanks to all, for for the useful chart ... So nothing definitive yet :) Dell warns that the computer will "continue to operate" if sticks are not matched ! :-)) I wish I could find a computer engineer who knows for sure either way, and the ramifications if unmatched. Many say that the...
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    Mix Different RAM Sizes in Dell Laptop ?

    I just bought a Dell Latitude E5430 laptop, which comes with 2GB RAM (in one slot). Can I add a 4GB card to the other (empty) slot, for a total of 6GB ? Of course, using the same type of RAM. Win7Pro64, i5-3210. Thank you.