Today i finally purchased an M11x r2, i7, 4GB, 500GB HD.... £999 Bargain! (Estimated Delivery 3rd Jan!![]()
Anyway, im a bit stumped on dells pricing of memory, and so i need to be set straight.
Its £300 to upgrade to 8GB 800mhz Dual Channel, from the 4GB???
How can that be worth it when after browsing various sites, i can buy 8GB kits for less than £100.
Computer memory upgrades for Alienware M11x (Core i5/i7) Laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com
Can someone please explain to me the speeds etc... is the 800mhz that comes with the alienware the fastest?
crucial website says i can use pc3-8500, and pc3-10600
Thankyou
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It could be an error, or Alienware thinks people are stupid(Or the 8 gig upgrade is for people with more money than sense
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You can get 8 Gig's for way cheaper, I suggest upgrading it yourself anyway. -
yeah it just doesnt make any sense to someone who doesnt understand it anyway lol.
still would appreciate some advice on the best memory i can get... is the memory that comes with the m11x dells own brand pc3-10600?
i think its so crazy that they sell this... DELL 4 GB Memory Module for Alienware M11x R2 - 1333 MHz - Non ECC : Computer Components | Dell UK -
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this is what ive been looking at, OCZ OCZ3M13338GK 8GB SODIMM PC3-10666 1333MHz / Dual Channel Laptop Memory - Computing at Play.com (UK)
much cheaper than dell, good brand, good timings (9,9,9,20) -
Delienware just WAAAAY overprices the RAM upgrade. -
bumpity bump
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1. The DELL memory is Hyundai branded (at least in my UK R2 it is)
2. that 8GB from play.com is waaaaaaay too expensive. Here are much cheaper options from Scan.co.uk:
Here's Corsair 4x2GB 1333 @ 9-9-9-20 for £90.
Here's Corsair 4x2GB 1066 @ 7-7-7-20 for £92.
You won't be able to overclock beyond 1002.2 Mhz anyway, so personally I would recommend getting the slower RAM (even though it's £2 more expensive) simply because it has better timings, which in the m11x at 800-1000Mhz will perform better than the 1333 memory anyway.
Edit: the lower clocked RAM will perform better in synthetic benchmarks in the m11x (because of the more aggressive timings). Whether or not you will notice any real-world differences is debatable. -
you might be able to find kingston performance ram. Its 1066mhz with 5-5-5 timing i believe. Except the only ones ive seen are in 2gb dimms. Im not sure if they make the 8gb kits or not.
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Upgrade yourself dude.
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sorry dell you can keep your £300!
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just wondering, why upgrade to 8 gb ram if you already have 4? my first m11x r2 i realized my mistake when i got it with 8 gb of ram (didn't need it, but i had a limit to spend and i wanted to spend it lols)... never used about 5 gb of it haha. but idk, if you want it, go for it (but i doubt that you'll need it)!
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I will be using the laptop for various memory hungry applications, my job involves 3d/2d design, so will be using programs like 3d Max, cad, photoshop, illustrator, with many apps up and running at one time, I went for the m11x for the portability of it. And I figured the extra £100 for 8GB is well worth it
8GB Memory £300 extra?
Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wabbit123, Dec 11, 2010.