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    4 Gigs of Ram in an Acer Aspire!!??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Knickatknite, Dec 13, 2006.

  1. Knickatknite

    Knickatknite Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm kinda new to the game; however, I was looking at some specs on several Acer Aspire 3100's and 5100's and they both say "expandable to 4 gigs of ram"....Is this actually possible being that they both only have 2 dimms? I was pretty sure 2 gigs was max right now in a notebook, or am I misreading this?
     
    Knickatknite, Dec 13, 2006
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  2. Zoomastigophora

    Zoomastigophora Notebook Evangelist

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    No, it's right. Most laptops support 4GBs now (assuming you have 2x 2GB sticks which is more than I'd rather pay).
     
    Zoomastigophora, Dec 13, 2006
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    Yeah a 2GB RAM module alone cost as much as a laptop, ~$1300
     
    Qhs, Dec 13, 2006
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    Actually they have created 4 GB RAM modules now so the 2 GB RAM modules should be dropping in price soon if not already. Might have to wait for Vista to be officially released for this to happen more frequently of RAM being cheaper.
     
    md2b261, Dec 13, 2006
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  5. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It'll be a while before 4GB becomes feasible or worthwhile for regular usage...

    However, I like that idea a lot...can't wait til it is cheap enough!
     
    Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    hmm, i thought i posted in this thread.


    oh, no wonder you made two threads, lawl, i thought it got deleted.
     
    usapatriot, Dec 14, 2006
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