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    Just bought Acer 8204, Memory Question/Help

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by candyman, Apr 23, 2006.

  1. candyman

    candyman Newbie

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    Hi,

    I just purchased a new acer 8204 from www.buy.com and I had a question regarding the memory. On the Acer site, it says that the 8204 comes with 2 MB 533MHZ, but on buy.com site it says that the 8204 comes with 2MB L2 cache, 2.0GHz, 667MHz FSB?

    Does the Acer 8204 come with the 667MHz or is buy.com wrong and misleading. Anyone's thoughts, or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    candyman, Apr 23, 2006
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  2. jaad75

    jaad75 Notebook Consultant

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    Initially, they announced 667MHz, but notebooks were shipped with 533MHz... Some people say that the newest 8204s are equipped with 667MHz memory...
     
    jaad75, Apr 23, 2006
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  3. clintb

    clintb Notebook Guru

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    Here's mine, purchased from ncix.com in Canada.
     

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  4. EdF

    EdF Notebook Consultant

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    Looks like you're a lucky devil who got 667MHz memory. Smile.
     
    EdF, Apr 24, 2006
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    NKND200 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think this is not true. Clintb needs to print the next tab in order to know the memory model.
     
    NKND200, Apr 24, 2006
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  6. EdF

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    The next tab will give the model of the memory, but mine has the slower memory and reads 266.7MHz where his reads 333.4MHz. Multiply by 2 and you have the story.

    - Ed
     
    EdF, Apr 24, 2006
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  7. clintb

    clintb Notebook Guru

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    Exactly! I can post it if anyone wants, but it shows 333 and some change. Oh, and I really don't consider that 667 to be all that special. Look at the timings, blech!
     
    clintb, Apr 24, 2006
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  8. sonicdivx

    sonicdivx Notebook Consultant

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    you can also run memtest, or everest, or sisoft to get memory information.
     
    sonicdivx, Apr 24, 2006
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  9. candyman

    candyman Newbie

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    Just got the computer and I'm glad to report that it has the 667mhz ram and is the new build date. Also, I don't have any of the problems others have reported. FYI I got it at www.buy.com.
     
    candyman, Apr 25, 2006
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  10. Lubi

    Lubi Notebook Consultant

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    do you know if they ship into UK as well?

    cheers
     
    Lubi, Apr 25, 2006
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  11. sonicdivx

    sonicdivx Notebook Consultant

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    my build date os 0603 cpu-z is showing 266
    memory is Nanya PC4300 Part# NT1GT64U8HA0BN-37B in dual channel mode, kinda a bummer but realistically neglible performance hit, since a laptop
     
    sonicdivx, Apr 25, 2006
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  12. PROcrastn8er

    PROcrastn8er Notebook Guru

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    Mine is also a 0603 build from Buy.com, and cpu-z is reporting Nanya PC5300 memory. Great price and full 30-day money-back guarantee. Way to go Buy.com!
     
    PROcrastn8er, Apr 25, 2006
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  13. iamapato01

    iamapato01 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a question too. When I try to make CPU-Z work, it doesn't give hardly any info. Just my cpu speed, multiplier, fsb which is 166.7 for some reason, and the amount of ram i have.
     
    iamapato01, Apr 26, 2006
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  14. sonicdivx

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    you running latest version? Procrastne8er nice. I am thinking of contacting Acer asking why this is so. Interestingly the manual says either memory. Maybe I should have looked at buy.com . Oh, well
     
    sonicdivx, Apr 26, 2006
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