It comes with 4 gigs of ram - not enough for Win7. Will it take more?
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Yes it I'd expandableWhile the 4 GB is not much it runs Windows 7 just fine. Excellent performance as shipped.
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I run Windows7 and have not had a problem. As to if it will take more Ram ask Acer
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OMG yes. You need 4 GB ram for a pleasant windows experience, but these machines are crazy fast. I sell laptops, and the Precision m6300 is the only one i buy.
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The acer you have has a maximum capacity of 2 GB. The computer comes with an "onboard" 512 that is soldered to the MB - and it doesn't look like ordinary ram sticks. Also there is only one Memory slot. If you wish to speed it up, I would add a 1 GB stick of ddr 667 (PC2-5300). If it is still running Vista, get someone to upgrade it to Windows 7 for you, remove all hog software (Norton and McAfee are hogs) use Avast or AVG for virus protection. Hope this helps
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I've already given a review on Windows 7 and explained how to load it. April 19, 2014. I recommend you do a clean install. Wipe the system partition in your main drive, format it, and let the CD lead you by the hand. :Your RAM sounds good.
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I have never personally tested that limit, but I have no doubt that Microsoft is correct in their documentation that Windows Starter will not support more than 2 GB of RAM: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7 However, I also don't know if you would really "NEED" more than 2 GB of RAM with a netbook. Granted, more is often better... but how many programs would you really have opened on this thing? Right now on my desktop computer I am only using 1.7 GB of RAM and I have IE opened, 4 tabs in Chrome, Skype, Remote Desktop Client, Windows Explorer windows, Task Manager, Google Talk, One Note, VPN client, Windows Live Mesh, and antivirus software. Now I am not saying that you don't want to add as much RAM as you can (within reason) but if you spend another $65 on top of the price of this laptop that puts you at just shy of $400 then if you need to upgrade out of Windows Starter that puts you closer to $480 or so for the total cost. At that point you might be better off starting to look at other options and or re-evaluating your needs for a netbook. For $480 you could get an HP D1MZ that has a faster processor, faster and bigger hard drive, already runs Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium, and has a slightly larger monitor. Granted, that is really a "higher class" of Netbook, almost an ultra portable laptop more than a netbook... All that being said, I still fully intend to purchase this computer (I keep waiting for them to come out with a different color.... my daughter would be thrilled with a red option since I know she will be using this more than I will be) and from what I have seen it appears to be a great machine. Just something to keep in mind if you are going to start adding upgrades, you might be pricing yourself into a different "class" of netbooks/ultra portable laptops.
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I had to return it because I didn't realize that Windows 7 Home Premium only supports up to 16 GB of RAM, and then I ordered two 4 GB sticks of the same type, after sending these back. I think Windows 7 Professional will support up to 32 GB, but you would need to look into that further.
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It comes with 4 GB of RAM and it runs Windows 8, which you can update to 8.1.
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I see no problem with that. It is my plan to max out my slots with 32gb as well. I was a windows 7 man myself, listened to all the haters. When I finally did switch to win 8 pro 64 bit. I was very pleased. The architecture of win 8 requires less ram to run. There was a noticeable difference when I made the switch. Something to chew on. Happy building!
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It has been some time since I got mine, but I believe Win 8 will do what Win 7 did; I plugged it in and the OS went searching for drivers and installed them automatically. I paid about $10 for mine. At that price, I thought it worth the gamble.
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You will need 2 gbs of ram for windows 7 and Vista. But for windows XP 512 mbs of ram.That what is on the side on the box.
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I would suggest you get a later version that would allow for more ram to be added. This machine is slow. Could be a headache for tasks that require heavy files or working with programs that require speed. I use this for documents and internet surfing.
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So does have 4 gigs of ram or 2? Which is it? And if it does have 4, what's up with the 32 bit OS?
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The minimum requirement for Win 7 64 bit is 1GB. Although it's really slow running on 1. My work computer runs on 2GB, and I'm running win 7 64 bit.
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Hi, good question I didn't have an answer for so I googled it. Lots of answers all saying the same thing. Windows 7 (32-bit) will support up to 4GB but I think it only use 3.3GB of RAM.
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Check the requirements for the OS you want, in this case Win 7. You will probably be Ok. The RAM in these machines are fairly easy to change out and upgrade.
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yes... I believe so, but it really is a horrible machine. It comes with 4 gig of ram, which barely runs windows. I also had to send in to get mother board replaced, and I still had memory problems. They gave me an additional 4 gig of ram and it helped marginally. But if I opened more than 4 browsers, I would get a message saying I need to close programs. If I did not close programs the browsers would crash. They now want me to buy 16 gigs of ram, which I am waiting to hear back if they will provide free of charge, which I am not hopeful they will do. For a modern laptop, it performs like a windows 95 vintage computer...... Would HIGHLY not recommend buying this machine. yes... I believe so, but it really is a horrible machine. It comes with 4 gig of ram, which barely runs windows. I also had to send in to get mother board replaced, and I still had memory problems. They gave me an additional 4 gig of ram and it helped marginally. But if I opened more than 4 browsers, I would get a message saying I need to close programs. If I did not close programs the browsers would crash. They now want me to buy 16 gigs of ram, which I am waiting to hear back if they will provide free of charge, which I am not hopeful they will do. For a modern laptop, it performs like a... » Read More yes... I believe so, but it really is a horrible machine. It comes with 4 gig of ram, which barely runs windows. I also had to send in to get mother board replaced, and I still had memory problems. They gave me an additional 4 gig of ram and it helped marginally. But if I opened more than 4 browsers, I would get a message saying I need to close programs. If I did not close programs the browsers would crash. They now want me to buy 16 gigs of ram, which I am waiting to hear back if they will provide free of charge, which I am not hopeful they will do. For a modern laptop, it performs like a windows 95 vintage computer...... Would HIGHLY not recommend buying this machine. « Show Less
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I'm running Red Hat Linux on mine sorry cant give advice on Win7. Just keep in mind you can run more ram in your box with 64 bit and I know the processor works great at 64bit.