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    8GB DDR3 memory lowered to 139.99 on newegg.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by oneday, Nov 13, 2011.

  1. oneday

    oneday Notebook Guru

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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    It has one favorable review.
     
    Nick, Nov 13, 2011
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  3. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    your point is? :confused:
     
    whitrzac, Nov 13, 2011
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  4. Nemix77

    Nemix77 Notebook Deity

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    Anyone going for 32GB?
     
    Nemix77, Nov 13, 2011
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  5. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Someone has tried it, and found it working.
     
    Nick, Nov 13, 2011
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  6. oneday

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    I would need 16GB module to do that.
     
    oneday, Nov 13, 2011
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  7. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    some laptops have 4 slots for memory...
     
    whitrzac, Nov 13, 2011
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  8. oneday

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    Yes, but mine only has two. Anyway, 2x8GB to get a total of 16GB is still not bad. I am just wondering if they will consume more power than 4GB module, and will shorten the battery life.
     
    oneday, Nov 13, 2011
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  9. Qing Dao

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    Of course they will, but you won't be able to notice.
     
    Qing Dao, Nov 14, 2011
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  10. stevae

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    crucial has eight gig kits for 45 bucks.
     
    stevae, Nov 14, 2011
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  11. tilleroftheearth

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    stevae, I think we're talking about a single 8GB SoDimm not a 2x 4GB 'kit'.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 14, 2011
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  12. Nemix77

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    16GB not bad? IMO, it's still considered overkill for any laptop ATM.
     
    Nemix77, Nov 14, 2011
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  13. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    oooooooh my laptop has 4 sodimm slots.
     
    Kyle, Nov 14, 2011
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  14. Qing Dao

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    Yeah, I think even the difference between 4GB and 8GB is not noticeable for the vast majority of laptop users.
     
    Qing Dao, Nov 14, 2011
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  15. JohnnyFlash

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    I'm working on a texture pack for Skyrim and my 4096x4096 16bit files would heavily disagree.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Nov 16, 2011
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  16. sgogeta4

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    You're clearly not part of the "vast majority of laptop users". :)
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 16, 2011
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  17. oneday

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    Only 94.99 now.

    I will just wait, the price drops too fast.
     
    oneday, Nov 29, 2011
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  18. Jarhead

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    Hmm..tempting, but 12GB seems good enough for now. Usually only use 4GB on a daily basis anyway.
     
    Jarhead, Dec 2, 2011
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