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    Intel 2gig and 4gig turbo robinson memory

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by claxbo40, May 22, 2009.

  1. claxbo40

    claxbo40 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I see on custom laptop sites ie: XOTIC, PCTorqe... they offer an Intel Turbo Robinson Memory for Vista. You read the info and it says it helps vista and all programs load faster, saves power, and HDD usage.

    1) Is this true?

    2) Is it worth $45 for 2 Gig or $85 for 4 Gig?

    3) Which would be better if it works?

    Thanks for any and all imput on this!
     
    claxbo40, May 22, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Most people on this forum have found that if you have sufficient memory (ie. 3-4GB) then you will not notice any benefit with Intel Turbo memory.
     
    sgogeta4, May 22, 2009
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  3. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Turbo memory will help you resume from hibernation and standby faster. Also, boot time will be a little faster.

    1) Yes, it'll help program load faster. The difference is there, but not day and night difference.

    2) No

    3) 4Gig turbo memory would abviously be better.
     
    jackluo923, May 22, 2009
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  4. ahl395

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    AFAIK, it still provides almost no noticeable poerformance increase. ;)
     
    ahl395, May 23, 2009
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    ... don't buy it :)
     
    ARom, May 23, 2009
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  6. Kaze105

    Kaze105 Notebook Consultant

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    I was considering of getting this for my new laptop im going to buy, but its really not worth it?

    It has 4GB RAM already.
     
    Kaze105, May 23, 2009
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I have 2GB Turbo mem with 2GB RAM and there is very little noticable differences in terms of performance benefit over not using the turbo memory. Yeah, boot, hibernation times seem to have improved a bit along with general program loading times but the differences are small and as long as you have 3GB+ RAM I dont think its worth paying for it as an option. Mine was a preconfigured machine and included turbo memory, I wouldnt have purchased it if ordering a custom machine.

    IMO, I think robson will have a short life. With Windows 7 around the corner along with the rise of SSD's and cheap RAM, I dont see the usefulness of this technology in the long run.
     
    miner, May 23, 2009
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