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    You have GOT to be kidding me

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by makken, Aug 18, 2005.

  1. makken

    makken Notebook Consultant

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    I was just at the Sony website looking at their A-series lineup

    For fun, I just decided to customize one to the spec i wanted. It was just going fine, clicking up what I needed until I got to the memory department. The default was 256MB, which is totally unacceptable for a laptop of this calibur. So i looked to upgrade it to 1 or 2GBs. I glanced over and just sat in awe for 5 minutes when I saw the prices.

    Sony wanted $400 for the 1GB upgrade, and a whopping $900 for the 2GB upgrade.

    umm :budget:

    Anyways, I know sony likes to use their own memory, so do their laptops use a different form than SoDIMMs? I know the S-series uses a mini SoDIMM that can be a pain to obtain, but what about their other lineups?

    seems outrageous considering 1GB of DDR2 can be had for around $100 now :confused:
     
    makken, Aug 18, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    No, that's just standard RAM they're overcharging for.
     
    Brian, Aug 18, 2005
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  3. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    yea....Dell does the same thing with their RAM
     
    LuckMC11, Aug 18, 2005
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  4. renoguy

    renoguy Notebook Geek

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    No, actuallythe S-series uses standard size DDR2 SODIMM memory. You can buy it far cheaper elsewhere, at places like newegg.com (where I got mine).
     
    renoguy, Aug 18, 2005
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  5. KrispyKreme50

    KrispyKreme50 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, always get the bare minimum and install the amount you want yourself. You'll save yourself alot of money that way.
     
    KrispyKreme50, Aug 19, 2005
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