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    G1s-A1 - 2gig, 3gig, or 4gig ram?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by minj, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. minj

    minj Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering if it will make performance that much better or not. Thanks :)
     
    minj, Aug 5, 2007
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    without a 64 bit os, 4 gigs is unusable. 3 is perfect, since vista recongnizes 3.12
     
    Crimsonman, Aug 5, 2007
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    thanks, if dell fails to deliver my laptop i'll be ordering a g1s via gentechpc :)
     
    minj, Aug 5, 2007
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    i heard that g2s has problems with 3gb of ram....does the g1s have the same problems?
     
    minj, Aug 5, 2007
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    Really? Is it true?
     
    SeviE, Aug 5, 2007
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    no problems here with 3g in a G1s and better performance than with 2gb - Vista is a hungry o/s for sure...
     
    UKlappyman, Aug 5, 2007
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    3 gigs works great on my G1S
     
    redzapper, Aug 5, 2007
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    3 GB is perfect on our G2s (2GB Patriot stick from Newegg)
     
    charlotte, Aug 5, 2007
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    With 2GB, 2 sticks, you can get dual channel operation. Performs better than 3GB in some situations, worse in others.
     
    Baconfat, Aug 5, 2007
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    Thanks for all the answers...the g1s i want is about $2075....kinda pricey...the dell i ordered (a month ago and still have not received (1720)) is $1450 and then i have a $100 compensation making it 1350.... =T
     
    minj, Aug 6, 2007
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    Also have to remember the dell's video card is only GDDR2 as well, so the G1S would perform better.
     
    Miyabina, Aug 6, 2007
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    ok to be fair, the same specs on the g1s would cost $1832, but the same specs on the 1520 would have cost me $1350 (except the coupon i used is not offered anymore) so it is about $475 for a better build quality, a better video card, much smaller (thiner) laptop, but the bookbag and mouse accounts for about $150 so its a $325 difference....hmmm (o and i would get it within a week instead of the month i have already wasted on dell)
     
    minj, Aug 6, 2007
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    Plus, the asus name is worth more than dell :)
     
    osso002, Aug 6, 2007
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    I have 3GB on my G1S and I don't have any problems with it
     
    glisk, Aug 6, 2007
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    what brand/type of memory did you buy? or did you just customized it to 3gig before you bought the g1s?
     
    br1jspec, Aug 6, 2007
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