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    8GB Ram (2x4GB) and SSD Drive Sale

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Morpheus1, Sep 2, 2011.

  1. Morpheus1

    Morpheus1 Notebook Consultant

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    Are these good buys?
    G.Skill 2x4GB 10600 DDR3
    Newegg.com - Labor Day Weekend Sale! $69.99 WD 2TB HDD, $59.99 OLYMPUS 14MP Camera...

    $79.99 2TB Hard Drive
    Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    $250 Kingston Hyper 120 GB SSD Drive
    Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (HyperX Upgrade Kit)

    I'm more interested in the RAM and SSD since I want to update my new
    Asus G53SW. What do you guys think?
     
    Morpheus1, Sep 2, 2011
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  2. lazard

    lazard Notebook Deity

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    yes to the ram, no to the SSD.
     
    lazard, Sep 2, 2011
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  3. Morpheus1

    Morpheus1 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks Lazard, looks like I might be ordering some ram this weekend!
     
    Morpheus1, Sep 2, 2011
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