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    yet another quick question on DDR2/3 RAM for Sager

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Laube, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. Laube

    Laube Notebook Consultant

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    I was noticing that on the D901C, they actually only offer DDR2 RAM (which is supposedly worse than DDR3 right?). How come the NP 5796 offers DDR3 and not the almighty and powerful D901C?

    Thansk!
     
    Laube, Jul 29, 2008
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  2. NameInsert

    NameInsert Notebook Consultant

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    The 5796 is a brand new model, the D901C is not, perhaps the D901C will get a motherboard revision in the future, who knows? But really, its as simple as that.
     
    NameInsert, Jul 29, 2008
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  3. dragooon93

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    Because there has yet to be a motherboard upgrade to support it. Give it time, it probably will. As for right now, DDR3 isn't that much more worth it than DDR2.
     
    dragooon93, Jul 29, 2008
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  4. Laube

    Laube Notebook Consultant

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    Good to know, and another reason the go for 5796 (apart from the price difference :p)!

    Quite shocking to see Dell offering absolutely nothing new...
    T-processors (no P-processors whatsoever)
    DDR2 RAM
    no 9800m cards
    no quad core
    ...
    ..
    .

    All to conclude, stick with Clevo! :)
     
    Laube, Jul 29, 2008
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  5. dragooon93

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    ^^ Seriously... :p
     
    dragooon93, Jul 29, 2008
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    Dell going down the drain wooohoo
     
    rubenvb, Jul 29, 2008
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  7. NameInsert

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    Thank you for your contribution to the topic at hand..
     
    NameInsert, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Please keep on-topic, thanks.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 29, 2008
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  9. leonyeo1001

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    thought this question came up before...?? noted that there wasn't a big difference between the former and the latter, cos it isn't the RAM that is limiting the speed.. go check previous threads =)
     
    leonyeo1001, Jul 29, 2008
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    Yeh the harddrive is by far the biggest bottleneck, and i dont think laptops will need DDR3 for a long time... I mean its only for the truely insane power mongers
     
    dragooon93, Jul 29, 2008
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