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    Inspiron 700m: 768 MB vs 1.2 GB ram?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by vagitus, May 31, 2005.

  1. vagitus

    vagitus Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys, I currently just purchased an Inspiron 700m, it comes with 256 MB of ram. I'm thinking about adding either 512 MB or 1 GB to it. I'm wondering if 1 GB of ram is a waste on such a slow system (1.6 ghz, shared video memory) . Will adding a 1 GB instead of 512 provides me with any significant improvemnt?
     
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  2. queshy

    queshy Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    1.6 ghz is not a slow system ; I think you're comparing it to a Pentium 4 - if it were a pentium 4, 1.6 would be pretty slow. Since it's pentium M, a different family, it's way faster.

    Mine is 1.8 and has 1 GB and its very fast, but it depends on what you're looking to do with it.

    Dell Inspiron 700m
    Pentium M, 1.8 Ghz
    1024 mb ram
    80 gb HD
    Dell Axim x50v
    iPod 3G 20 GB
     
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