M1210 4gb

Hey, im really considering getting the M1210 with the lowest RAM selection, then just going out and buying 4GB of ram (2X 2GB) for $400 instead of $1400 from Dell. But im just wondering, whats the maximum MHZ that the M1210 can handle, and how many pins are the RAM slots? 240? Because i see Ram thats 667 MHZ and RAM thats over 1000 MHZ, and im just wondering what the better selection would be. Also, what is a good brand of RAM to go with if im getting a 4 GB set up? Thanks

 

You want to look for 200-pin, and I believe the highest mhz of ram you are able to get is 667 (because it depends on the motherboard?). But, first of all, if your only getting a 32-bit OS, then the max amount of RAM you will be able to have is 3 GB's, so save yourself some money, and get a 1 GB-1 DIMM (if possible) and then buy a $90 2 GB stick of RAM, for a total of 3 GB's.

 

oh man i dint even think of that DOH lol... Thanks.. but one more thing.. if i get a 1 DIMM 2GB and a 1 DIMM 1 GB, they both have to be DDR2 obviously, but do they have to be the same manufacturer? Cause i think i read somewere that you shouldent mix and match because tey might not be compatible with eachother and such. Thanks for teh help

 

ew... i was just reading up and the only choices are; 1GB 2 DIMM, 2 GB 2 DIMM, and 4 GB 2 DIMM. So bascially all I can do is get the 2 GB, then buy a 1 DIMM 2 GB stick and that will get me 3 GB, i just hate to waste that extra money for nothing cause now i will have an extra 1 GB stick and no use for it lol... i wonder if my desktop is 240 Pin... lol doubt it.

 

sorry for the triple post lol but i think the NForce 430 chipset(which my desktop has) has teh 240 pin DIMM slots to.. anyone happen to know about this?

 

You need DDR2 200-pin(240-pin will not fit) SoDIMM(desktop memory will not fit in a laptop) PC2-5300 RAM. Also even if you put 4gb with a 64bit OS you will only be able to use ~3gb due to a chipset limitation.


Look in the Hot ram deals thread for great prices on ram and read the notes/rot.

 

2X 2GB) for $400 instead

Why would you do that when it only cost about $170

 

cause i dont know where i can get it for $170

 

Oh man! I apologize for the wrong information in my first post.

You do need 200-pin and NOT 240-pin, I apologize again. Now Fanelli what you could do is get the 2x1 GB RAM, then sell one of those sticks on Ebay, or even these forums for like $20-25 or something, I'm sure someone will buy it.

 

thats what i was thinking, but i dont think im going to sell it ill just give it away to someone lol its not worth shipping and such for $20 in my oppinion. Thanks for your help guys, you really did help me make my decision. Im going to go with 2 X 1GB then give one stick away, then im going to buy 1 2GB stick, and that will give me 3GB yaaaaay lol.

 

The configuration im ordering:

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium

LCD DISPLAY 12 inch Wide-screen WXGA Display with TrueLife™

MEMORY 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
(I will be buying 1 2GB memory stick and swapping it with one of the 1 GB sticks to makea total of 3GB of RAM

HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™

OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD

WIRELESS CARD Dell 1505 Wireless-N

SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton Internet Security™ 2007 Edition 15-months

HARDWARE SERVICES 3 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support

BATTERY OPTIONS 9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery

SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition

Total Cost (including Tax and Shipping): $2,457.84 CAD... now to find a coupon