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Anyone know of any reasonably priced RAM sticks?

exampasserexampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□
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With my recent purchase of a laptop, I have thought about maxing out the ram to 8gb. Sadly though, both RAM slots are filled with 2 gb sticks which means those go to waste if I upgrade. When I visited a few sites I have seen 4 gb ram sticks $150 and up. Does anyone know of any good lower priced 4 gb ram sticks?
The ram is ddr2 pc2-6400
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    msteinhilbermsteinhilber Member Posts: 1,480 ■■■■■■■■□□
    That's the premium you'll have to pay for the largest size available for SO-DIMM's currently. When I picked up 4GB sticks a couple weeks back from Newegg they were $140 each with free shipping, they probably don't get any cheaper than that currently.
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    exampasserexampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I guess I'll have to wait awhile if I want them cheaper then.
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    ULWizULWiz Member Posts: 722
    A generic 4gb pc2 6400 800mhz is under 80 bucks. Hit me up at Mobo Networks, LLC and click on the live chat M-F 11-5.
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    wd40wd40 Member Posts: 1,017 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I'm thinking of getting an SSD for my laptop .. a 128 GB SSD will cost less than 2 * 4 GB sticks and it should give a good boost in performance.

    I might even replace my 400 GB 5400 rpm with a 64 GB SSD "I do not need much space on the laptop - it is a toshiba U500-10N by the way"

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    msteinhilbermsteinhilber Member Posts: 1,480 ■■■■■■■■□□
    ULWiz wrote: »
    A generic 4gb pc2 6400 800mhz is under 80 bucks. Hit me up at Mobo Networks, LLC and click on the live chat M-F 11-5.

    He is referring to notebook memory, which would be exceptionally surprising if you can get a single 4gb stick for under $80 :)
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    Check that the laptop does actually support 8GB. Certain laptop chipsets just don't support it. Newer ones generally do however.
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    ULWizULWiz Member Posts: 722
    msteinhilber wrote: »
    He is referring to notebook memory, which would be exceptionally surprising if you can get a single 4gb stick for under $80 :)

    I know my lowest speed listed is one 4gb 5200 i believe stick for $79 sodimm ddr2
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    exampasserexampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Thanks for all the help guys. I have thought about getting a SSD aswell, but I'd have to check to see if I can fit another drive in my toshiba a505-s6980.
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    miller811miller811 Member Posts: 897
    check pricewatch.com
    they list a company that sells one for about the 80 price
    I don't claim to be an expert, but I sure would like to become one someday.

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    msteinhilbermsteinhilber Member Posts: 1,480 ■■■■■■■■□□
    miller811 wrote: »
    check pricewatch.com
    they list a company that sells one for about the 80 price

    They lead you to believe it's a single 4gb, but it's a 2x2gb kit. Have to be careful with these things.
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    ULWizULWiz Member Posts: 722
    Check the listings again the do offer single 4gb stick for 80 just like a mentioned.
    Just have to browse a little. I believe its 1stchoicememory.
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    msteinhilbermsteinhilber Member Posts: 1,480 ■■■■■■■■□□
    ULWiz wrote: »
    Check the listings again the do offer single 4gb stick for 80 just like a mentioned.
    Just have to browse a little. I believe its 1stchoicememory.

    No, it's deceptive advertising. Click on their link on pricewatch as if you were going to make a purchase and you redirect to a 2x2gb kit. 1stchoicememory's website doesn't even offer a single 4GB module.
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