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I voted wrong by lm (4.00 / 2) #2 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 12:41:41 AM EST

I meant to hit the button for a single two gig module but missed. If the laptop has two banks, you'll want to leave one open for further expansion. 2 gigs out to be enough, but if it isn't, if you opt for a single two gig chip, you can expand easily without losing any of the current memory. If you get two one gig chips, you can buy an additional two gig chip and swap it out for one of the singletons, so you effectively lost on the cost of a gig of RAM. If you start with two gigs on a single module, you can upgrade without taking that sort of hit.

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Interesting by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #3 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 12:51:43 AM EST

That's the crux of my waffling between 3 and 4. If I get 3, I'll have to throw out a module if I go to 4. If I get 4 right off, I may never upgrade to an OS that can use it all.

A single 2Gb stick is an interesting choice. The parameter I forgot to include is price. 3Gb is only $30 more than a single 2Gb stick. But 4Gb is $105 more. Hmmm, wonder if I can change the poll, let's see

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Does a 2 Gig chip cost $100 in the aftermarket? by lm (2.00 / 0) #4 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 01:25:22 AM EST

You could order it with a 2 Gig chip and put another in by yourself.

On the other hand, if the difference between 2 and 3 is marginal at most, 3 might be your sweet spot.

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: Much less by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #5 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 01:49:09 AM EST

Less than $55 for Kingston memory from newegg. I didn't think of doing that.

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