W7J memory upgrade

Hello everyone,

I've had my laptop for over a year now and would like to upgrade the memory. I know that when I looked a year ago, there was alot of debate on whether to install:

1. 512 MB
2. 1 GB
3. Something larger than 1GB (like 2GB)

I remember reading that 512 is best because it can be run in some sort of 'dual mode.' I primarily use my laptop to surf the web, listen to music, and write LOTs of word documents (currently in law school). Would be interested in starting editing videos but I'm afraid the system may not be up for that.

I apologize if this has been covered already since my laptop is old! I just started looking at notebooks once again and am impressed at the new HP mini!

P.S. Can someone also recommend a place to purchase memory? In the past, I've purchased from ebay w/ mixed results.

 

Performance boost with dual channel in notebooks is negligible, don't worry about this.

You can easily upgrade to 1.5 GB on the W7j; if you wanted to go to 2.5 GB you might need to check whether a BIOS update is necessary. For video editing, 1.5GB is likely to be sufficient for you, depending on your editor and/or unless you're doing HDef.

NewEgg, TigerDirect are a couple of good places to start. Just match the type and freq of the RAM, stick to reputable manufacturers and you'll be fine.

 

I'd suggest a 2GB module of PC5300 (533) since the W7 series contains a soldered 512mb module and one available slot, so your highest limitation would be 2.5GB(which is quite sufficient).

Since your chipset is at least Napa or greater, it should be able to support a 2GB module.

 

Thank you for the replies. I looked on newegg.com and I was thinking of this one from PQI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141297

Will this work with my notebook?

 

Anyone of these would work. The lower the latency the better but 5 is pretty much standard at 667, and ignore ECC as those likely not supported on notebooks(for business class, professional class systems and servers).

Here are likely supported models that I prefer, with G.Skill and Super Talent as my top choices followed by Kingston and Transcend. Any of these are likely going to work and all have lifetime warranty.

Transcend 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208341
G.SKILL 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208323
Kingston 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134549
SUPER TALENT 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609277

With 2.5GB total ram, it should be able to handle Vista quite easily.

 

Thanks everyone for the recommendations.

I noticed that the W7J runs pretty hot. Will this one w/ a heatsink work better? I'm suspicious whether the heatsink works tho

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231164

 

On a side note, I'm really looking forward to the 9" Eee PC. I actually considered selling my W7J for it.

 

Majority of the heat generated from the W7J is from the Processor, Graphics card and the hard drive. Notebook RAM gives off little heat and does not affect the overall notebook temperature.

 

Really? hmm, well the 9" EEE to me is a portable unit and won't be able to replace my daily computing. My work and daily requirements require a higher performing notebook and the an ultraportable would only suffice as a casual computer system rather than a workstation(which I could probably do with a W7).

 

Success!!! 2.37GB Ram.