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    Uk Ram

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hatooz, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. Hatooz

    Hatooz Notebook Guru

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    Anyone know of any good UK (or european but preferably UK) site to get RAM from?
     
    Hatooz, Dec 21, 2008
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    tianxia kitty!!!

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    ebuyer
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    Possibly privately owned shops or even chains like PC World - having a look wont hurt.
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 22, 2008
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  6. Hatooz

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    cheers boys...if i want ddr3 ram for laptop, is that the same as for desktop? can u give me example of names and stuff? i ned ddr3 1066mhz
     
    Hatooz, Dec 22, 2008
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    I think it wont be - I think desktop RAM is physically larger (or at least was)

    On a side note:
    Do you need DDR3 RAM?
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 22, 2008
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    i will be needing...planing on getting lappy with 2 gigs then upgrading to 4 gigs, if its worth the effort...but i checked the sites and its almost 60 euros for a 2 gig stick so its not a huge difference from what alineware offers
     
    Hatooz, Dec 22, 2008
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    buying a laptop with 2GB will give you 2*1GB...
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 22, 2008
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