RAM upgrade

[john123]

my moms laptop needs a memory upgrade. i used the crucial system scanner and found out that it uses pc-2700 ram. i found a good deal on ebay for that kind of ram for 2 x 512mb sticks for 13 bucks. the seller i believe is good. do you think my mom needs that much RAM, or is it just overkill?

edit: at the moment, there is 256mb in it

[Klown]

Go for the 2x512Mb deal, you can't have too much RAM.

Plus it's cheap.

(assuming it's working)

[john123]

no, theres 2 sticks of 512 mb ram in the deal, so theres 1gb in total

edit: so id be replacing the one 256 stick in here with the 2 512's

[Zakath]

no, theres 2 sticks of 512 mb ram in the deal, so theres 1gb in total
Don't mind Klown, he's legally blind.

Go for the gig.

[Ephemeral]

I'd go for it. Ask the seller some questions though, to see what kind of condition it is in.

[john123]

it says its perfectly working and it was pulled from a mac powerbook G4. the make is samsung

[Klown]

****.

I meant to say go for the 1Gb deal. : /

[vash_the_stampede]

Go for the 2x512Mb deal, you can't have too much RAM.

Plus it's cheap.

(assuming it's working)
oh yeah ram is good

[Der Meister]

are you sure your laptop has enough ports?

[kamiccollo]

probably not. most only have 2.

Hell just have to get rid of the 256 stick. sell it on ebay.

[john123]

ya, i was thinkin about gettin rid of the 256 stick

[Der Meister]

ya, i was thinkin about gettin rid of the 256 stick

you wouldn't be able to use the 256 with the 512 anyway. They have to be identical.

[kamiccollo]

you wouldn't be able to use the 256 with the 512 anyway. They have to be identical.


not necessarily. It helps if they are though.

[Phalanx]

they don't need to be identical, they only need to be identical if you want to use Dual Channel Mode (which the laptop won't support since its PC2700 RAM suggesting its an old non supporting processor anyway)

[john123]

its a mid-2005 laptop. Acer Aspire 3002WLCI. the processor is a AMD mobie sempron at 1.6 ghz. and as most of u mite think, it doesn't suck. works as fast as my P4 3.0 ghz w/HT

[Rrrrrrr]

Acer
you poor bastard

[Phalanx]

its a mid-2005 laptop. Acer Aspire 3002WLCI. the processor is a AMD mobie sempron at 1.6 ghz. and as most of u mite think, it doesn't suck. works as fast as my P4 3.0 ghz w/HT

ah, mobile Sempron, I don't think the 2005 semprons support Dual Channel anyway. Definately not bad though

[camelfarmer]

you poor bastard

Helpful as usual you little prick.

[john123]

its not that bad :(. its a good laptop for the price. and im not poor. my mom doesnt need a 1.5 thousand dollar laptop

[Rrrrrrr]

Helpful as usual
i'm only speaking from experience.

you little prick.bah humbug

[Phalanx]

its not bad, i personally think Acer make decent laptops, my friend's sister has one and looks pretty good. PC magazines give them good results as well.

[Chanandler Bong]

What exactly is a crucial system scanner?

[Rrrrrrr]

its not bad, i personally think Acer make decent laptops, my friend's sister has one and looks pretty good. PC magazines give them good results as well.
they only look good. you really get what you pay for with an acer.

[john123]

What exactly is a crucial system scanner?
crucial is the company that makes it. its at http://www.crucial.com