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    RAM power use question

    Thanks. There is 2GB of RAM in my Latitude. Going to 4 times more has to be a hit on the battery unless the new RAM is significantly more energy efficient. Computers are getting more powerful, batteries aren't.
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    RAM power use question

    So the question is, how much ram is worth the extra heat and power? I'm sure most of my applications run only 32bit. Is 4GB the most sensible amount, 8GB, or 16? Regardless of cost when does memory become counter productive? I doubt that more is always better. It would be dumb to overload...
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    RAM power use question

    I've started research for the next laptop which will be a sandy machine for general use with win7. I'll probably finally make the move to 64bit. RAM is is cheap enough so there's a temptation to install 8GB instead of 4GB. Since this is for a laptop power consumption matters. Does anyone...