ram upgrade for XPS m1710 (need ideas, just starting out)

i got an xps m1710 about 9 months ago with the standard 1 gig ram with the intent of upgrading at a later time, which will be soon

i figure newegg is probably the best place to shop for it, i still need to figure out what type i need, what brands are good, and how much i want. i need to start researching this, but for now does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Currently you probaly have 512 stick of ram in each of the ram slot/socket(2 slots) for a total of 1gb.Your lappy can support up to 4.0 GB but it will be expensive since you will need 2 x 2 gb sticks

You will need a 667MHz DDR2-667 PC2-5300, 200pin SODIMM or 533MHz DDR2-533 PC2-4200, 200pin SODIMM, 1.8v

i suggest getting a 1 gb and repacing one of your 512mb with the 1gb for a total of 1.5gb or you could get 2+1gb sticks and replace both of the 512 sticks your lappy for a total of 2gb. It just depends on how much you can afford. For brands any one should be good, its just personal opinion.

 

the more they cost on newegg the better generally, read the reviews.

 

thanks for the quick reply

i'll definately be going for 2gb. checking out what is avalible on newegg, looks like its between the corsair and mushkin as those are the brands i am most familiar with and seem to have good reviews