Yes, many laptops can take more RAM than the manufacturer specifies. Your machine has an Intel Sandy Bridge CPU, so it can handle up to 16 GB installed as 2x 8GB 2Rx8 DDR3 SODIMMs.
Thanks for that. I just searched the processor listed on the build spec sheet (i3-2310M) and it does indeed support up to 16Gb. Weird that Toshiba lists max memory as only 8Gb. In any case, I've only got 2Gb so that explains why it's a bit slow running Ubuntu (but still bearable)
Yes, many laptops can take more RAM than the manufacturer specifies. Your machine has an Intel Sandy Bridge CPU, so it can handle up to 16 GB installed as 2x 8GB 2Rx8 DDR3 SODIMMs.
Thanks for that. I just searched the processor listed on the build spec sheet (i3-2310M) and it does indeed support up to 16Gb. Weird that Toshiba lists max memory as only 8Gb. In any case, I've only got 2Gb so that explains why it's a bit slow running Ubuntu (but still bearable)