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    M1330 & Vista - How much RAM?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by B737Capt, Feb 20, 2008.

  1. B737Capt

    B737Capt Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just ordered a XPS M1330 with Vista Ultimate and I was wondering if I should have gotten 4GB of RAM instead of 3GB? As I understand it Vista 32 bit only allows for 3GB of RAM to be used, so is it at all worth the $200 upgrade fro another Gig of RAM?
     
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    andrewdunn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got a refurb with 4GB of RAM and love it. But for the refurb models the jump from 3 to 4 was almost negligible. You'll probably be okay with 3.
     
    andrewdunn, Feb 20, 2008
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    K3VIN Notebook Consultant

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    The more the better, but you should have got the lowest ram they offer..cause dell do kill u with the price of ram they offer..
     
    K3VIN, Feb 20, 2008
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    I say you should upgrade it yourself for 1/4th the price dell would charge you.
     
    NAS Ghost, Feb 20, 2008
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    3GB is more than enough for vista 32-bit right now. I have 3GB ram and pretty much never go beyond 40% usage while running Vista Ultimate.
     
    darthsat, Feb 20, 2008
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    Schmitty Notebook Consultant

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    If you already have 3GB and use 32-bit vista...just stick with it as going with 4GB won't give you much, if any, of a performance increase.

    If you switch to a 64-bit operating system in the future, just pick up another 2GB stick to replace your 1GB stick with....here in Canada is only costs like $40 for a stick of 2GB PC-800/667 SO-DIMM ddr2...
     
    Schmitty, Feb 20, 2008
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  7. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    I'm running Vista Ultimate with 2gb of memory and have no complaints at all.
     
    Khris, Feb 20, 2008
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