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    Asus FS3A "Turbo Ram" question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Canoehead, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. Canoehead

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    I'm thinking of buying an Asus FS3A-A1 and the specs say it comes with "1GB DDR-2 667Mhz Memory (Expandable to 4GB) w/ 1GB Turbo Memory"

    Now I haven't bought a noteook in 8 years, so at first I thought this was 2gb of memory, 1gb of DDR-2 667Mhz Memory plus (w/) 1GB Turbo Memory, but apparently it's only 1gb total.

    Can someone please explain, and if I want to increase to 3gb, will I have to get turbo memory only and is it more expensive?
    Thanks!
     
    Canoehead, Feb 24, 2008
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  2. TheGreatGrapeApe

    TheGreatGrapeApe Notebook Evangelist

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  3. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Turbo memory is more like your HDD than your RAM, but it is SS like an SSD so RA is like 1ms not 15ms of HDD. It does not get a big thumbs up by most people and many say rather useless if you have enough RAM. The Asus you are looking at comes w/ 1GB RAM as a single DIMM, the cost for Corsair 1GB is about $35 for 2GB stick $55. I would not pay extra for turbo memory but since included can't hurt.
     
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  4. Canoehead

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    Thanks Powerpack, that's exactly the info I needed. And GreatApe, Google hasn't bought me lunch lately ;)
     
    Canoehead, Feb 24, 2008
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