What is Reddit's opinion of Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L 1866 MT/s (PC3-14900) Unbuffered SODIMM 204-Pin Memory - CT2K102464BF186D?

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I upgraded mine with this from Amazon: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2)... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCRZ6XS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

And noticed immediately that the system ran smoother than before. Plex Media Server runs with no buffering, media syncing is ridiculously fast, and all around solid build.

Less time than it takes to get the hard drives out of the way and install the ram. I found the swap to be kind of difficult as well...really hard to get the ram modules to actually click in. Are you sure they were fully engaged in the slots?

EDIT: I have the same QNAP unit, and I did get it to work eventually. My first try, only one of the modules was fully engaged so I had to go back in and fix the second one. I accidentally snapped off the little thing that holds the ram in place (why the fuck is it plastic), but it did engage.

The ram I used is: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.JSrFb2YJCC3F

I also purchased the same RAM-kit from Amazon (https://www.amazon.nl/gp/product/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and also only got a blinking lan light. I then pushed the sticks far down (diagonally) and then clicked them in place. After that, the NAS booted an only recognized 1 of the 2 sticks (Control Panel -> Hardware -> System Status -> Hardware Information). I shut down the NAS and tried to push the RAM sticks in tight (so first diagonally and then clicked them down). After booting, both sticks got recognized. It took me three tries, so maybe it's the same for you. Maybe they're just not making contact with the slots.

I actually meant loading the Plex Library (thumbnails, scrolling, Video Information, etc.). The start of the stream is sufficiently fast.

As I understood I have 2 RAM Slots that can each take up to 16 GB and will max out together to 32 GB Ram. Do I understand it correctly that my DS1019+ cannot max to 64GB?

The product link for DS1019+ Ram in the page you linked does not work for me. Is this a working alternative? Crucial CT2K102464BF186D 16GB (8GBx2) Speicher Kit (DDR3, 1866 MT/s, PC3-14900, SODIMM, 204-Pin) https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XVnbGbQB1FHBN

This is the RAM I am using, one of the best for the X220. https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-14900-SODIMM-204-Pin-Memory/dp/B00JCRZ6XS/

In case the link doesn't work this is the model number: Crucial DDR3 1866 MT/s 16GB RAM (8GBx2) (CT2K102464BF186D)

I am not entirely sure if you can still download this BIOS version from Lenovo. If you can't find it then you'll need to use the custom BIOS from McDonnel.

I have 2x 8GB Crucial sticks totalling 16GB in my TS-453Be

Amazon Link if it helps.

These should work: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JCRZ6XS/

I bought 2*8GB from Crucial on amazon 2 years ago for $75. It's around $100 now though

Woah I'm running exactly the same ram also working non-stop with no problems, Here's an Amazon link where I got mine from: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_hQm4DfHcUvJil

I'm running this 16GB kit in my 918+. Works fine. 8GB x2, 1866.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JCRZ6XS?ref_=pe_3187911_248764861_302_E_DDE_dt_1&th=1

https://imgur.com/a/NQwPNRs

I'd go with this

I'm curious why your looking for a different brand?

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I used these crucial dimms so I could run two 4gig vms. on my TS-453Be https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Good news! I'm pretty sure that i7 is one of the ones you can use (I quickly check, it has vt-d, and a bunch of the i7's in that era dont.)

Honestly, the only quad core i7's in that socket that can run qubes are 45w chips, so you'd be looking at upgrading your fan/heatsink and possibly underclocking (rather, what you actually need to do is not let the intel-hyper-whatever burst the clock too high.)

You will need more ram. Full stop. 8gb will be rough. You need 16gb. Luckily two 8gb ddr3 sodimms aren't terribly expensive. Try to get a matched pair. The t430 is very happy with the DDR3L chips (they use less power), and can go as high as 2133mhz. Odds are you'd be very happy with a pair of 1600mhz DDR3L sticks. If price is an issue, get over to ebay and grab a pair of 1600s. Otherwise, the T430 I'm typing this on has these here.

If that's a 500gb ssd, you're good to get started. Otherwise grab a SSD for this machine. Evo 850s and 860s are pretty awesome for the price, but off brand or used you can save a little bit.

That's the best screen you're going to get without getting weird on ebay with old alienware computers.

+1 on the docking station and the bonus power supply. If they're both 65w adapters, you might need to pick up a 90W for the docking station based on the number of monitors and the actual power draw of the CPU. (I'd say this is about 40% likely.) The 65w will be happy sans docking station.

Once you get it, you're going to want to open up the hood a bit and see what you have in the way of wifi, bluetoooth, and see whatever's jammed into the msata slot on the bottom is.

And also this is where you learn about the "lenovo whitelist". Coreboot obviates this, but if you run stock, the best wifi card you can get is the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (and it must be the lenovo branded one) and the best WWAN card is the MC7700 (tmobile+att) or MC7750 (verizon). You can also put a msata ssd in the same slot, which for like 90% of people is a better choice. Again, 850/860 evo's reign king here, but the slot runs at SATAII, so its much better to use a ssd in the normal slot, since that's SATAIII. Most people won't notice the difference. The people that do are irked by it. Remember, random access is still dumb fast, it's the sustained transfer that's slower.

Good job on price BTW. Assuming no damage to the screen or chasis, that's a pretty sweet deal.

Thanks for this. This is the 16GB kit I’m looking at ordering. Hopefully it will be compatible.

16gb of ram should run you about $100 US, 256gb SSD should be another ~$120 ex

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JCRZ6XS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

and

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMXBOP4/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

As for the RAM not making a difference, that's somewhat hard to quantify, I sometimes find myself with several dozen chrome/firefox tabs open, and I'm using 5-6gb of RAM. My T530 came with 8gb when I got it off of ebay and, after upgrading the wifi card, switching to 16gb of RAM + SSD was the next thing I did.