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XPS M1530 memory upgrade
Hi,
Wondering if anyone can give me a little advice, I'm not too clued up with these things!!! I have just purchased a brand new XPS M1530 which has 2GB (2x1GB sticks) & am looking to upgrade to 4GB (2xGB sticks). I have sourced some cheap memory from a company call www.7dayshop.com who are offering matching 2gb sticks pretty cheap. Can anyone tell me if my RAM is 200 pin DDR2 SDRAM 667mhz & if so will this item fit/work in my laptop www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=103275 . However, the same company are selling the same ram but 800mhz www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_11&products_id=103499 , will this fit/work & will it be quicker than the 667mhz?? They are the same price but am not sure if either fit??!!!
Please help!
ejn63
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May 3rd, 2008 10:00
For compatibility assurance, contact the vendor. If they cannot or will not guarantee compatibility, be sure you understand their return-restock-shipping fee policies.
Max RAM speed on all Intel mobile chipset notebooks is 667 MHz - PC2-6400 will run at 667 MHz.
Intel has not yet released a mobile chipset that can run RAM at 800 MHz.
TheRealFireblad
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May 3rd, 2008 16:00
As suggested... any decent 667MHz SODIMM will work fine.
I personally upgraded the standard 2GB of RAM in my XPS M1730, to 4GB Patriot Signature PC2-5300.
It cost me just £65 for the 2x 2GB kit.
Similarly... I bought my elder son 4GB OCZ PC2-5400 for his laptop, for just £60.
And I bought my younger son 2x 2GB [individual] sticks of A-Data PC-5300 for his laptop, which were on special offer at the time, and cost me just £18.69 + VAT each... £44.74 delivered (delivery was only 99p)!!
(It's still only £19.99 / £23.49 (+ P&P) from Tekheads if you're interested :smileywink: )
I decided to buy and fit the RAM myself, primarily because Dell are asking £70, just to upgrade from 2GB - 4GB :smileysurprised: