Now have 512mb stick of Patriot 512MB DDR PC-3200 for $30

TsN|Wildchild|xmen · Post by **TsN|Wildchild|xmen** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:20 pm

So what would a good price for one and where would be a good palce to get it?

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:32 pm

Well, I looked on pricewatch.com and found some sub-$500 Dell laptops, but they only have 256 MB. You may have to start with something like that and upgrade the memory. I paid a little extra when I got mine to get my memory on one stick and leave the other slot open - haven't used it yet, but I've got the option.

I think you may have to check the stores and ads in your area. If I were buying a used notebook, I'd want to check it out personally and/or deal with a vendor who I can trust to support it, at least for a little while. Watch out especially for screen damage and worn-out batteries (though the batteries can usually be replaced).

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:45 pm

I have memory for Dell laptops laying around....

-BEAST- · Post by **-BEAST-** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:41 pm

hey ice i was wondering if it would be ok if i were to get a stick of 512. But i was not sure it would work cuz the other 2 are 256. Do u think it would work ok or would i need to just get 2 of the same kind?

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:43 pm

OOhh.. Ice, I could use a stick. My laptop's an Inspirion 8100.

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:56 pm

Beast, buy a stick of it, should have no problems.

Gambit, per the specs I found for your laptop, yes...I can give you a 256meg or 512meg possibly.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:26 pm

I got my RAM in on Thursday. Now, my system actually acts like it has a GF6800 in it! Far Cry plays great, no stuttering anymore! Huge difference.

I likes my gigabyte. Had 512 meg before.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:23 am

I've been playing with nothing less that 1GB since the Planetside Beta, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I even got 1Gb of RAM on my HP zx5000 notebook. (and the 5400 RPM HDD) So I can play WoW full featured, and T2 is OK, and T:V looked great on it. I just need to get the damn thing even when it's plugged in to stop paging to the HDD all the time.. I think it's a laptop thing, cuz even when I'm plugged into the wall, I have the same problem, and this machine is setup almost identically to my desktop, and is running the same stuff on it.