X120e E-240 with 8GB [ Edited ]

[nofuturist]

I'm looking into buying an X120e with a Fusion E-240, but I've seen lots of mixed opinions on the processor. I am buying this refurbished and at a lower than usual price or I would consider upgrading to the 350. My biggest question is, can an X-120e with an E-240 support 8GB of ram? I have heard of the 350 models doing so. Also I would love to hear from anyone who has experience with either models. I will be running a fairly lightweight linux install (openbox + gtk2) so I think it should be lightweight enough to get by, but I do occasionally run image editing software and I tend to keep a lot of tabs open in chromium at any given time. Thoughts? 

[HiVolt]

Yes, it works with 8GB. It's not a Lenovo supported configuration, but I suppose that's just to drive people to the higher end offerings.

The chipset does work with 8GB, I had one myself worked fine, many people have it as well.

Both CPU options will support it, however I strongly recommend going with the dual core E-350.

[omniuni]

I have the x120e, currently with 6GB of RAM. I'm running KUbuntu Linux with the proprietary AMD drivers. Performance is excellent. The AMD accels at math-intensive operations, so even pretty heavy programs like Inkscape and GIMP feel snappy. My only complaint is that the open source drivers for the graphics card have a flicker problem, and the current KUbuntu packages for the proprietary drivers won't wake up from sleep. For now, I'm going with "no sleep, great graphics" but I expect one or the other to be fixed soon as the Fusion APU becomes more popular. I definitely recommend the dual-core e350, though. Other bonuses include great battery life (about five hours) and the system runs very cool.