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    ram and HDD compaq 17xl260

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Spylock, Jan 1, 2006.

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    I have a old Compaq 17XL260. work is sending me out of town so its upgrade time.
    its has a p-3 500mhz, 6gb HDD, i have it up to 192mb of ram.
    the max it can run is 512mb RAM and 800mhz p-3.
    i read about some one who did a ram and CPU upgrade. He got almost no real world benefit from the cpu upgrade and it looks like more work then its worth for me.
    So i want to upgrade to 512mb ram and a new fast HDD.
    i need two 256mb 144-pin so dimms like this for $37
    any one know if pc133 will work in the 17XL260?

    also i need help with is the HDD.
    TOSHIBA Super Slimline 40GB
    Capacity 40GB
    Cache 16MB
    Average Seek Time 12ms
    Average Latency 5.55ms
    RPM 5400 RPM
    Interface ATA-6

    Or

    SAMSUNG Spinpoint M 40GB 2.5
    Capacity 40GB
    Cache 8MB
    Average Seek Time 12ms
    Average Latency 5.6ms
    RPM 5400 RPM
    Interface ATA-6

    would like a 40gb 5400 and under $75 who is makeignthe best notebook drives today.

    thanks all.
    Happy New Year.
     
    Spylock, Jan 1, 2006
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