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Vostro 3550 Memory Upgrade Question

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by akadoublej, Jun 20, 2015.

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  1. akadoublej

    akadoublej Notebook Evangelist

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    I need to upgrade a Vostro 3550 from it's existing 2GB because it's running Windows 7 - 64 bit and is woefully slow.

    So I ran the Crucial Memory finder on it and it came up with three choices for an 8GB (4GBx2) kit from Crucial.

    CT2294560 - $57.99
    CT3305052 - $55.99
    CT3433125 - $63.99

    Does anyone know what the difference between the three is likely to be? Do I even need 8GB or will removing one of the 1GB sticks and replacing it with a 4GB stick be sufficient for general web surfing, email and word document editing?
     
    akadoublej, Jun 20, 2015
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    You'll have to look at the specs: frequency/timings, that's likely the price difference.

    If I were you, I'd go for 8 GB, but you don't have to go for the fastest RAM out there either.
     
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    akadoublej Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks, 8GB ordered. The $63.99 one is slightly faster. I went with slightly slower (1600MT/S vs. 1866 MT/S) and cheaper kit.
     
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