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    Have a 2 gb M11x r2. Is there any increase in speed going from 2 gb mem to 3 ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by hamilcar67, Sep 14, 2010.

  1. hamilcar67

    hamilcar67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a M11x R-2 with 2 gb of memory.Thinking about upgrading one of the stick of memory from 1 to 2 giving me a total of 3. Will this give me any increase in speed. Also do you knwo the best site to get memory?
     
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    of course adding memory will help with speed
    if its in your budget just go to 4
     
    LockOn, Sep 14, 2010
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    Yes. The footprint of mine (though it's an R1) is about 1.30GB at idle so I'm very glad I got 4 gigs of ram.
     
    TalonH, Sep 14, 2010
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    hamilcar Notebook Consultant

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    Got 65 dollar credit back com dell so getting one notebook bag leaves 40 for one stick of memory
     
    hamilcar, Sep 14, 2010
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    Dude.. get the ram. 4gb and no less. You can get a bag anywhere.
    < Insert Jedi Music here> Waves Hand---these arent the bags your looking for---waves hands---you can go about your business and get 4gigs ram---have a good day---

    :)
     
    stevenxowens792, Sep 14, 2010
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    hamilcar Notebook Consultant

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    Best place to get cheap RAM seem about 91 dollars for 4 from what I see. Is it easy to install
     
    hamilcar, Sep 14, 2010
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    If you're capable of working a screw driver then you should have no problem replacing memory. Just make sure the notebook is turn off first.
     
    slickie88, Sep 14, 2010
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    LOL. This made me laugh, Thanks Slickie. (I'm sure it's probably actually happened where someone doesn't turn it off)

     
    drows, Sep 14, 2010
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    yep can work a screwdriver barley lol .did take memory out of m17x to test it so should be ok .)
     
    hamilcar67, Sep 14, 2010
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    4GB RAM > Notebook bag
     
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    Momentus xt > 4gb ram.
     
    ACHlLLES, Sep 14, 2010
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    Velgauder Notebook Guru

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    Can either you Achilles, or anyone with a Momentus xt please tell me how drastic the performance difference is? I keep reading stuff that says the performance increase isn't noticeable, and that only 4 gigs of SSD isn't enough to make a huge difference.
     
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    Velgauder Notebook Guru

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    Thanks slickie, that's a lot of feedback to read through.
     
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    Yes, but it's also got a lot of good test results and explanations of why it's a superior drive to even the best 7200rpm drives.
     
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    I found the followingvfor 86 at amazon.Is this a decent deal Corsair 4 GB DDR3 Laptop Memory Kit CMSO4GX3M2A1333C9
     
    hamilcar67, Sep 15, 2010
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