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    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by e-bayer1277, Dec 1, 2009.

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    Hi everyone,

    I know this has been disscussed before but because prices change so frequently around this time of year, I'm wondering where I can get the cheapest ram for an m1530. I'm looking for 4gb. I have 2gb now but I'm assuming they are 2 one GB sticks so they will be useless. Also, I bought my m1530 when they first came out and they were said to support only up to 4gb of ram. Since then I know m1530s have been marketed as supporting more than that. Could mine do the same as well? Thanks for your help.
     
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    Any ideas?
     
    e-bayer1277, Dec 2, 2009
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    Your M1530 supports up to 8GB but 99% chance you won't utilize more than 4GB. I don't think prices on average will go down too much for memory but you should be able to find a good deal on a 4GB kit at any bit store (depending on what country you're in).
     
    sgogeta4, Dec 3, 2009
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    yeah! 8gb is just worthless at this time.
     
    spradhan01, Dec 3, 2009
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    Does the brand matter or should I just look up the specs on supported RAM and buy two 2gb sticks from newegg, tigerdirect, or anyone that sells some inexpensive brand?
     
    e-bayer1277, Dec 3, 2009
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    e-bayer1277, Dec 11, 2009
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    That would be perfectly fine. It will clock itself down to 667mhz. This would be cheaper option though.
     
    Hirohata, Dec 11, 2009
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    Not, in common and everyday work.

    You should just take care of memory type and try to find the cheapest RAM around. Kingston Value RAM would do.
     
    MadHater, Dec 11, 2009
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    I have 8gb on mines with the A12 BIOS. As long as the RAM meets the requirement it's going to be fine. I got the most affordable one (cheapest). I looked at Newegg and compared it to Amazon. Amazon had the same RAM on sale plus it had free super saver shipping.
     
    kanehi, Dec 11, 2009
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