Can I add (1) 8gb stick with my already Installed (1) 4gb stick to get 12gb of RAM?

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Dw4405

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The laptop is Dell Latitude E6420
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- Intel Intel Core i5-2520M 2.5 GHz dual-core processor
- 4 GB DDR3 RAM
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I have a deal on a stick of 8gb ram that's compatible with my laptop and was wondering if adding this much might be too much for my laptop or will it work fine?
 
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If you are getting new RAM you should buy two of the EXACT same sticks to put in. When you mix RAM it is usually a 50/50 toss up as to whether or not it is going to work.

From this thread it does look like your laptop can go as high as 16GB: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19479523

So if you can get 2 of those new 8GB RAM modules at a good price right now, I'd say get 2 and max out your RAM. If not, you can certainly try it and if it doesn't work send it back.
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If you are getting new RAM you should buy two of the EXACT same sticks to put in. When you mix RAM it is usually a 50/50 toss up as to whether or not it is going to work.

From this thread it does look like your laptop can go as high as 16GB: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19479523

So if you can get 2 of those new 8GB RAM modules at a good price right now, I'd say get 2 and max out your RAM. If not, you can certainly try it and if it doesn't work send it back.
 
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