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    Want to buy a z1190, adn upgrade the SSD

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ggold321, Oct 6, 2010.

  1. ggold321

    ggold321 Notebook Consultant

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    is this difficult? It seems like I can get a good deal thru the outlet on a z1190 for about $1700 with 4GB of RAM, an i540 and a 128GB SSD. if I need to buy a larger SSD in the future, it would seem I could buyit for less not from Sony, but is it difficult to install? also I am confused that the spec's say 128 x 1 .. is there really only one drive or is it 2 x 64GB?

    here is the snip
    # Processor : Intel® Core™ i5-540M processor (2.53GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz
    # Hard Drive : 128GB (128GBx1) Solid State Drive with RAID 0 Technology

    if its RAID 0 doesn't it have to be 2 drives? can I fit more, or would I have to take these out?

    I also notice some say;
    Memory : 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1066
    and others say;
    Memory : 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066

    does RAM work as well when its only one stick? It would be much eaiser to upgrade the 4GB x 1 .. I'd only have to buy one more 4GB stick, but can it be non-Sony, or does it have to match perfectly...

    thanks,,
     
    ggold321, Oct 6, 2010
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