m5550 memory.

I'd like to upgrade my m5550 to 2mb and I don't want to send it back to Alienware to do it, nor do I want to buy anything else from them. I have the laptop but I just haven't been impressed by the Alienware corp.

Does anyone know if standard aftermarket memory will work on the m5550?

 

just go to newegg or whatever and grab a pair of 1Gb DDR2 667, it'll be noted as 200-pin notebook memory
i haven't heard anything about Alienware using memory from aliens, so i'm pretty sure it works

 

crappyGPU is right - as long as its 200-pin, DDR2-667 (PC5300) SO-DIMMs, you'll have no problem putting them in your m5550.

 

hey
regarding teh m5550 what is your experience with it, any problems. I have 1 more month to decide which laptop, and im thinking about the m5550. Just want to know if teh lappy came with any problems.

 

Don't get the m5550. I'm sorry, but there are much better laptops out there right now.

If you have to buy a laptop soon, look at the Asus G1 (More powerful then the m5550 and a much better price).

Or you can wait for santa rosa, which is out right now, and companies should have it in their systems soon.

 

I'll second Stone on this; there are going to be more Santa Rosa gaming notebooks available in the next month or so, the Asus G1S stands out as one of the fastest. I would imagine that Alienware will have Santa Rosa notebooks soon, hopefully there won't be a repeat of last year and their slow transition.

 

I think nightrider already owns the M5550.

Did you order the RAM?

 

No, I have not ordered the RAM yet.

If I had to get another laptop, I'd get the Compal HEL80. I like my m5550 but I do think that it's overpriced. Its pricing is on par with Apple and it's not that--so...

Either that, or get an Apple. I'm actually thinking of putting my m5550 on ebay and getting a Macbook. I'm not playing video games right now anyway which was the main reason that I bought he m5550.