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    Dell b120 Ram type?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by justinschmidt150, Nov 27, 2005.

  1. justinschmidt150

    justinschmidt150 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The ram just says 512 ram shared , 2 dimm...I take that as 2 256 mb ram cards...Im not really sure on the ram type though..that is why Im here ...Is it ddr ram pc 2700? Becuase im most likely ordering a 512 mb card the day I get it.
     
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    I'm pretty sure it is PC4200 DDR2
     
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    hmm..I dont know..somebodys needs to get a sure answer...I thought it was ddr..but it could also be ddr2.
     
    justinschmidt150, Nov 28, 2005
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    its ddr2 under the specs they sent me after i purchased it. So it actually is ddr2...prety sweet since theres a 1 gb ram stick on newegg for 60 dollars!
     
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    my order said this:

    512MB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimm
     
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    yea haha thats what my order says too..is it worth it to upgrade the ram to 1 gb?
     
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    Going to Crucial.com website, it lists memory for both the B130 and B120 as
    DDR2 PC2-4200 RAM
     
    NYCscorpio2000, Nov 29, 2005
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    Justin, it would be wise to upgrade the RAM. I believe the notebook has two memory slots. The laptop I configured with 256M says: 256MB,DDR2,533,1 DIMM. The other laptop, with 512M says: 512MB,DDR2,533,2 DIMM.

    So, It would be cool if you could just buy a 512M and have 768M. 512 should be enough for almost anything you'll do on the B1x0 series. 768M definately. On a desktop machine I would recommend 1GB min.
     
    AngryLlama, Nov 29, 2005
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