Lenovo G550 2985 RAM UPGRADE !!!

Heya,
I was jus thinking of upgrading my ram but I wanted to know the maximum capacity of my ram as one slot is still empty. So I googled and found this link
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/G550-Maximum-RAM-capacity/td-p/559341
well according to the thread I can upgrade to only 4gb maximum. But then I did a crucial scan
http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/viewscanbyid.aspx?id=4557E54131D926C3
It says I can upgrade till 8gb.
So I'm just really confused if I should go with 4gb or 8gb !! Please help me out as I find this 1gb RAM really out dated . I want to buy a lenovo Z series but cant coz of cash constraints.  Please help me out with the RAM thing.
Thank you.

hi jrc50,
Yes, the 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz should work in replacement to the DDR3 800/1066MHz but do take note though that if you're running on a dual core (i.e. T4300 @ 800Mhz FSB), the speed of the ram will downclock from 1333Mhz to 800Mhz.
In addition, see Crucial's Memory Upgrade for the Lenovo G550.
Regards
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