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    Ram for T400

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by superduty, Oct 29, 2008.

  1. superduty

    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    I have a T400 on order with 2gb ram in 1 dimm. I ordered 1 dimm with the plan on ading another 2gb aftermarket. Any advice on where to buy the additional 2gb of ram? What exaclty am I looking for?

    TIA
     
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    justmonkey 23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just ordered this RAM yesterday...best deal I could find.

    Newegg product number N82E16820148192 (no links yet)
     
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    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks, justmonkey 23

    I recently built a desktop. With the desktop, it was recommended to buy memory in pairs as it is dual channel.

    Is this NOT TRUE for laptops?
     
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    justmonkey 23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dual channel is not required for the T400, but you do already have a 2 gb chip so you will have a matching pair 2X2gb.
     
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    You need 204 Pin DDR3 RAM 8500 at 1066MHz or better (anything faster will downclock). Make sure you get a single DIMM rather than a kit, or you will end up throwing one of your modules away.

    My favorite places are Newegg or Crucial Direct. Prices are usually competitive and you often get free shipping.

    This same advice applies to all of the new Thinkpads (x200(s/t), x301, T400/T500, W500/W700).
     
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    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the guidance. I also like Newegg (stinks though since I am in CA, I have to pay sales tax at 8.25%). The bonus though is that ground shipping to me turns out to be next day.

    I recently built a desktop, bought all my parts from Newegg. Fast service, and I had some returns that were fairly painful.
     
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    The cheapest Sodim ddr3 is the gskill at newegg. If you get the eggsaver shipping it is about $67 with tax for californians.
     
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    vuong05 Notebook Evangelist

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    DDR 3 is still pretty uncommon and prices haven't really dropped that much.
     
    vuong05, Oct 29, 2008
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