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    ddrIII 2gb vs ddrII 4gb 5300

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by town2020, Aug 6, 2008.

  1. town2020

    town2020 Notebook Guru

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    which is better?
     
    town2020, Aug 6, 2008
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you're not able to get 3+ of ddr3 ram, I suggest the latter. 2gigs will be a problem regardless of how fast it runs.
     
    CeeNote, Aug 6, 2008
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    For now, DDR2 and DDR3 are about just as fast. However, more RAM is always better.

    4GB DDR2.
     
    Greg, Aug 6, 2008
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