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    Can i do this RAM upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by willthepro, Mar 16, 2008.

  1. willthepro

    willthepro Notebook Geek

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    willthepro, Mar 16, 2008
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It'll work, however, assuming you have two 256 sticks, it should work fine and you'll have at least 1gb of RAM, since I believe you have integrated graphics which will siphon at least 64mb. So at least 11xx mb of ram.
     
    coriolis, Mar 16, 2008
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    penrynTech Notebook Guru

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    That ram upgrade would work fine. However, the RAM your talking about is kingston value RAM. I have seen numerous cases where this type of RAM fails very quickly. For an upgrade of this type it is worth spending a little extra for a more reliable brand. My suggestion would be: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119282
     
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    I think the best RAM manufaturer is Corsair. But because you've got 512mb then any amount will show a great improvement.
     
    Manic Penguins, Mar 17, 2008
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    Lifetime warranty! And you will be fine w/value. All brands and all lines have failure and yes some more than others. The failure rates are small either way a 5% failure rate on a budget line would likely result in non profitability so the failure rates we are talking about are very small I suspect.
     
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