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Acer Aspire V5-171
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Specifications
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| Name | Acer Aspire V5-171 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-3317U processor (3 MB L3 cache, 1.70 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.60 GHz) Intel Core i3-2367M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 1.40 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz) |
| Screen | 11.6” HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD |
| RAM | Up to 8 GB |
| HDD | 320/500/640/750 GB or larger(depending on model) |
| Optical Drive | No |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Network | RJ-45 port,Gigabit Ethernet Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
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Discussion
I have this laptop running with 12GB RAM (4GB+8GB modules), so apparently it can manage more than 8GB. I suppose 16GB should be no problem with 2x 8GB modules (untested). Here's the dump:
# lshw -c memory
…
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 18
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 12GiB
*-bank:0
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: CT102464BF160B.M16
vendor: Unknown
physical id: 0
serial: 00000000
slot: DIMM0
size: 8GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
*-bank:1
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: NT4GC64B88B0NS-DI
vendor: Nanya Technology
physical id: 1
serial: 85291C6F
slot: DIMM1
size: 4GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)