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    Studio 15 Memory Options

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by strider08, Aug 4, 2008.

  1. strider08

    strider08 Newbie

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    I was on the phone today with Dell trying to configure a Studio 15. I opted for the T9300 with 800MHz FSB. The Studio 15 is *only* configured using 667MHz DDR2! Seems weird they won't configure with 800MHz. Anyone have any idea why this would be? Just cost cutting? How much performance am I losing? Does it still make sense to opt for a T9300 if they are not going to give me 800MHz memories?
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  2. tonybatista

    tonybatista Notebook Enthusiast

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    Strider, I don't see that as a problem. The difference if any would be transparent.

    tonybatista

    Studio 15 - Midnight Blue - Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 - 4gb RAM - Hi Resolution/Bright WLED (1440x900) - Mobility Radeon HD 3450 - 200 GB HD 7200 RPM - Back-lit Keyboard -Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth (2.0), 9 Cell Battery
     
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    strider08 Newbie

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    Really? If I do the math, a 133MHz difference on a 32 bit bus translates into about 2.1GB /sec. If I do video editing on this thing seems like that would come in handy... not sure what you mean by transparent.
     
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