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    Why is there no option for 3GB of RAM?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by cdnalsi, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    I was just wondering why is there no 3GB of RAM option on laptops (say from Xotic and/or PowerNotebooks) if the 32bit OS can't address 4Gigs anyways?

    I understand if you want to choose a 64bit OS, then you'd have the option, of course. Even up to 8gb.

    So then the real question is this:

    Does dual-channel make much of a difference??

    How is:

    2x2GB DDR3 RAM (basically still 3GB on a 32bit OS) vs 1x2GB and 1x1GB DDR3 RAM?
     
    cdnalsi, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, by putting in 4GB you market a little better. :D

    Plus, you should still be able to access a little more than 3GB, which is always better than just 3GB.
     
    Greg, Jul 16, 2008
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  3. anexanhume

    anexanhume Notebook Evangelist

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    You can access in the range of 3.4 - 3.6 gigs (I can't remember which since it is soft, not hardware limited), so you might as well get 4 gigs and when you upgrade later it will be there.
     
    anexanhume, Jul 16, 2008
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  4. X2P

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    Just choose the single 2gb module option... then newegg a 1gb stick and your three gb is there ;)
     
    X2P, Jul 16, 2008
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    Well, the price difference between 2x2 GB and 1x2GB + 1x1GB is small. And picking two modules of the same kind makes installation easier :p

    And, when you want (who would?) to run Vista x64 there is enough memory and after Vista is loaded you still have 3 GB usable :rolleyes:
     
    jcvjcvjcvjcv, Jul 16, 2008
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  6. predatorramboxxx

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    gateway did that with the p6831 besides with 4gigs you can use like 3.5
    plus ram is really cheap these days
    it cost me 40 bucks to get a 2gig ram for my gateway to me that is cheap
     
    predatorramboxxx, Jul 16, 2008
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  7. anexanhume

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    ddr3 is not cheap (not yet). A 2 gig stick will run you 110 or so.
     
    anexanhume, Jul 16, 2008
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  8. cdnalsi

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    Yeah, I was talking about DDR3 since it's not that cheap...
     
    cdnalsi, Jul 16, 2008
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