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Melatonic on April 3, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad

Can't throw more than 4gb in there ? Even 8 makes a big difference.

bikenaga on April 3, 2025 | [–]

Lenovo only officially supported 4 GB, but you're right - the MB supports 8 GB, and I can confirm it works: that's what I have in mine. That and an SSD make a huge difference.

AlecSchueler on April 5, 2025 | [–]

I maybe could but I dont feel like I'm missing anything with web apps honestly

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