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HELP! I want to upgrade my brother's memory on The Dell Laptop You See Listed At This Link, but I have no idea which one to buy! It's gonna come with 1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS (probably 2 512MB sticks), I'd like to upgrade him to 2GB. Unfortunatley, that's all I've got... "1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS". If anybody can help out their beloved Cap'n here by showing me the lowest-priced way of doing this, I'd be much abliged!
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Date: 2006-11-13 04:46 am (UTC)If he hasn't bought it yet, just get Dell to upgrade the memory. That will no doubt be the least cost if cost includes heartache, effort, phone support, etc. If he has, since it's a laptop, go to Kingston--Kingston.com, go to Branded (http://www.kingston.com/branded/default.asp) then search by manufacturer, model number, etc. When they give you a part number for their memory, plug that into froogle or something, and buy.
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Date: 2006-11-13 05:46 am (UTC)Thing is, they're charging $140 for the upgrade when I *know* I can get the memory cheaper and then just pop it in myself, right? Is it really any more difficult to upgrade memory in a Laptop than it is to do it in a PC? 'Cuz I can do it in a PC... mostly...
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Date: 2006-11-13 07:12 am (UTC)Aaaanyway, I think you are not saving him much money. Even if you charged him exactly what Dell would to do the job, you wouldn't make enough after shipping to make up for the risk of nonsense. And if you don't charge him anything, you're taking on risk you don't need.
That's just my input after having done what you are proposing for random clients for years. Dicking around with upgrades for new gear (as opposed to buying it upgraded) is hardly ever worth it.
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Date: 2006-11-13 07:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-13 04:48 am (UTC)Although, for DDR2-533 ram, 1 gig sticks appear to go for around $100 each - at least at newegg. You may want to check & see (or post a link that doesn't require a login... pleeze?) whether it IS 2 - 512 sticks in there, 'cause if its one 1-gig stick you're golden. Also, need to see what the max capacity of the motherboard is, just in case.
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Date: 2006-11-13 04:48 am (UTC)http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=17&N=2010170381+1309221133+1309121113&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=381
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Date: 2006-11-13 05:51 am (UTC)Only difference between the two models (as far as I have seen) is that on has a larger screen.
I don't want to have Dell make him pay $140 for an extra gig of ram when I can easily do it for him for $100, ya know what I'm sayin'?
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Date: 2006-11-13 06:52 am (UTC)Whereas, if you go with the 2 512 sticks of ddr533, you have to spend $200 to go to 2 gigs 'cause you'll have to pull out both 512's to make room. Which, you may not be able to recoup enough to make it worth it EVEN THOUGH you are a naughty vampire ebay god.
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Date: 2006-11-13 07:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-13 07:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-13 06:16 am (UTC)www.newegg.com (as Nani mentioned)
Fry's (in renton or at www.outpost.com)
compUSA
Walmart
Froogle (through google’s website)
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I would avoid: (due to price too high)
radio shack
best buy
ebay (good idea to look but be wary of used)
Which ever way you go do your price shopping and make sure the RAM is the correct kind and return policy of where you buy it (this last part is really important). Cheapest and best place to get it if you don't buy it online in my opinion would be Fry's down in Renton. That way you can see exactly what you’re buying, there is support staff to help you in your decision, usually their prices are comparable to newegg's when you factor in shipping costs, and they have an excellent return policy.
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Date: 2006-11-13 06:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-13 07:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-15 01:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-15 02:34 am (UTC)Actually, did you already sign up? Because I might be able to get you a better deal by signing you up for one month of the $15 Cable Television and then letting you do the Self Install whenever you're ready!
Either way, we should talk.