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    Apple pc8500 ddr2 notebook memory

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Darth Bane, May 28, 2009.

  1. Darth Bane

    Darth Bane Dark Lord of the Sith

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    Somebody said they bought a hp dv5t with ddr2 pc8500 memory, which I didn't believe because i thought pc6400 was as high as they sold them. So they pointed me to this

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...name=STRK:MEWAX:IT&viewitem=&salenotsupported

    So i tried to search and find where they could have gotten the memory and I could only find these:

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...CODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

    What's the point in using these in regular PC notebooks when pc6400 is the max they can go?
     
    Darth Bane, May 28, 2009
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  2. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    I suspect it's just mislabeled. That TigerDirect one may really be DDR3. To find out what the dv5t really takes, check the HP site.

    EDIT: Then again, it's possible it does exist and I'm not aware of it... but I kind of think it probably doesn't.
     
    swarmer, May 28, 2009
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Sony did offer some notebooks with 1066MHz DDR2 memory

    The only reason to buy the higher clocked memory, is when you install it, the latency drops considerably. Often times the drop pushes latency down more than standard memory clocks

    Plus its another way for manufacturers to steel your money for negligible performance gains.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 28, 2009
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  4. Darth Bane

    Darth Bane Dark Lord of the Sith

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    newegg lists them as ddr3, but other places lists them as ddr2. Maybe there are two different versions, one ddr2 and one ddr3.
     
    Darth Bane, May 28, 2009
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  5. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Either way, they're a waste of money as K-TRON said.
     
    sgogeta4, May 28, 2009
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