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    Dell inspiron 6400 RAM upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cns949, May 9, 2011.

  1. cns949

    cns949 Newbie

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    I would like to upgrade my Dell inspiron 6400 from 1GB RAM to 2GB. Can someone let me know the exact part number/numbers for the module? Thanks
     
    cns949, May 9, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Any 2 x 2 GB DDR2 module will work.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 9, 2011
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  3. naton

    naton Notebook Virtuoso

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    best place to buy price wise is ebay
    You can also try crucial.com (I think). Their ram is guaranteed for compatibility.
     
    naton, May 11, 2011
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    bikerboy94 Notebook Evangelist

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  5. B.J. Johns

    B.J. Johns Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have an older laptop (inspiron 8500) and also upgraded from 512 to 1g dimms just a few weeks ago. was told it's a good idea to go with a well-known brand, particularly being that memory is so cheap, so i went with kingston. ordered from laptopmemoryupgrade.com...had good prices and item arrived quickly. glad i upgraded, definitely notice a little improvement.

    Dell Notebook RAM Inspiron 6400 Laptop RAM Upgrade
     
    B.J. Johns, May 12, 2011
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  6. LaptopUser247

    LaptopUser247 Notebook Consultant

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    You don't need to go to Dell to buy your upgrade, unless of course you want to pay extra.

    Any brand will work. In your case you need PC2-5300 hence DDR2. You can go installing PC2-6400 but it will still downclock to 667MHz speeds.

    Just go for any Crucial, Kingston, Corsair or similar, it will work fine.
     
    LaptopUser247, May 12, 2011
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  7. B.J. Johns

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    B.J. Johns, May 12, 2011
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