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    Will 1 gb Intel Turbo Memory be worth buying for my Dell XPS M1330?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by aspot223, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. aspot223

    aspot223 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok so I am receiving my XPS m1330 tomorrow! Will it be worth installing INTEL TURBO MEMORY CARD (1GB), into my system? What type of performance improvements have people seen? thanks
     
    aspot223, Dec 17, 2007
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    I don't think m1330 can use a intel turbo memory card.

    No, it wouldn't worth the money, did you get the 7200rpm hard drive tho?
     
    Acorn, Dec 17, 2007
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Yes it can use it and it it is only $25 on amazon.com. I would buy it.
     
    Jayayess1190, Dec 17, 2007
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    It actually degrades performance by a couple of percentage points.
     
    knightingmagic, Dec 17, 2007
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    From what I've read, if you have more than 2GB it won't really be worth it...and may actually slow things down. Intel was pushing that it would increase battery life...but it's only negligible.

    I got really excited when I saw how cheap it is, but then I started investigating a little bit.

    I came across this article. It was written in June, so I don't think it's outdated or anything (could be wrong though).
    http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3009&p=1

    See for yourself.
     
    Meetloaf13, Dec 17, 2007
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    aspot223 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I do have 7200 rpm hard drive and I have 3 gigs of ram
     
    aspot223, Dec 17, 2007
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    I am happy with mine in a real world usage.
     
    imzomnia, Dec 17, 2007
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    As other people said, Turbo memory, like readyboost, doesn't do a thing. If it actually does something, I bet it's degrading performance. If you really want super-fast read/write speeds and low access time, then get the SSD. It may be expensive, it's worth it.
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 17, 2007
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    buy deus ex game instead.
     
    DeusEx, Dec 17, 2007
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    ThePug Notebook Consultant

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    It is not worth the money. Do not buy it. Spend it on other deserving parts!
     
    ThePug, Dec 17, 2007
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    HDTune 64kb block:
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    8MB block
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    Personally I like that...
     
    alexzeon, Dec 17, 2007
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    aspot223 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What do you all suggest as "deserving parts"?
     
    aspot223, Dec 17, 2007
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    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Turbo memory provides a noticeable boost on systems with 1Gb or less memory but nothing appreciable above that.
     
    Les, Dec 17, 2007
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    Does it have any effect on hibernation?
     
    Gravitator, Dec 17, 2007
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    I heard it actually takes longer to come back from hibernation, b/c it has to load that much more up into memory.
     
    Meetloaf13, Dec 17, 2007
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    It takes about 0.001567 sec longer coming back from hibernation. LOL
     
    imzomnia, Dec 17, 2007
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    see...told you :D
     
    Meetloaf13, Dec 18, 2007
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