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    Dell 9300 and 6000 parts swappable?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by xiaobai, Dec 26, 2005.

  1. xiaobai

    xiaobai Newbie

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    I currently own a Dell Inspiron 9300 and will be ordering another 6000 this week. I would like to buy the 6000 with a 2.0ghz processor and 2 gigs of RAM, but to swap the processor and ram to my 9300 (which currently is running on a 1.60ghz processor and 1.0 gig of ram).

    I assume the processor is a non-issue but do the two systems share compatible RAM? I remember someone telling me that notebook RAM is notoriously problematic in terms of compatibility.
     
    xiaobai, Dec 26, 2005
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  2. Ardor

    Ardor Notebook Evangelist

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    It would be cheaper if you bought the RAM outside of Dell instead of swapping anyway...
     
    Ardor, Dec 26, 2005
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  3. xiaobai

    xiaobai Newbie

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    yes, but i'm concerned about the compatibility - what brand would you recommend for i9300?

    also, the nice $750 off coupon makes it kind of worth it.
     
    xiaobai, Dec 26, 2005
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  4. felipedana

    felipedana Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    yes, they use the same ram
     
    felipedana, Dec 26, 2005
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