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    Inspiron 9300 Ram upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tataocb, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. tataocb

    tataocb Newbie

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    Im pretty satisfied with my Inspiron 9300 after a couple of years of service and am considering upgrading the ram memory to 2 GB (I currently have 1 GB). I know it's somewhat outdated with dual cores and multiple cores nowadays, but it has worked fine for me and right now I dont have a need to change it for another laptop.

    So I'm considering upgrading the ram memory and was wondering if I have to buy the 533 MHz (PC2 4200) ram memory, or if I can get a 667 MHz (PC2 5300) for my laptop?

    If I can get the PC2 5300 ram memory, I was wondering if you could tell me if these would work well:

    two of these:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134546

    or this:
    http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-2g...m-ddr2-laptop-memory/q/loc/101/204884017.html

    Please let me know your opinions, they'd be greatly appreciated.
     
    tataocb, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    They are both equivalent. Though if your laptop came with the 4200... sticking with it would be the safest bet, though Newegg does have a great return policy!

    Both of them will work well, just keep in mind you have to buy 2 for the Newegg site just because thats a 1GB package. You may want to find one with 2GB packed into a single package. Kingston is a great brand but others like Corsair and Crucial are not bad either.
     
    Forte, Jul 25, 2008
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  3. tataocb

    tataocb Newbie

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    Thank you for replying, I'll look for two 4200 ones then.
     
    tataocb, Aug 1, 2008
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