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    DDR2 667 5300 4GB Kit--Best Price?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by rhetor, Jun 21, 2007.

  1. rhetor

    rhetor Notebook Consultant

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    Looking for a 4GB Kit, DDR2 667 MHz for my notebook upgrade . . . can't seem to find it in stock around $200 . . . anybody find a deal like that?
     
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    rhetor Notebook Consultant

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    Is it better to get a 4GB kit than 2 separate 2GB sticks?
     
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    There's no difference as long as you buy 2 of the same.
     
    taelrak, Jun 21, 2007
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    rhetor Notebook Consultant

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    Got it!

    Thanks!
     
    rhetor, Jun 21, 2007
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    A 4GB ram kit is 2GB x 2 sticks of RAM, just all in one package, it makes no difference if you buy 2 x 2GB RAM stick separately.

    EDIT: *Yeah, what taelrak said,*

    Anyway just to let you know, 4GB RAM is an overkill.
     
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    rhetor Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the reply . . .

    As far as overkill . . . I find myself upgrading RAM after a year or so on each new notebook . . . just wanted to maximize with the chipset I got in the new machine so I don't have to do it later!
     
    rhetor, Jun 21, 2007
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    RAM Deals thread is best place for updated prices.
     
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  10. Charles P. Jefferies

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    That was the reason I went for 4GB in my new notebook.

    I bought two 2GB sticks separately because it was slightly cheaper than buying a kit.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 21, 2007
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