Anyone know of any reasonably priced RAM sticks?

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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msteinhilber

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.

exampasser

I guess I'll have to wait awhile if I want them cheaper then.

ULWiz

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.

wd40

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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msteinhilber

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

tiersten

Check that the laptop does actually support 8GB. Certain laptop chipsets just don't support it. Newer ones generally do however.

ULWiz

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

exampasser

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.

miller811

check pricewatch.com
they list a company that sells one for about the 80 price

msteinhilber

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.

ULWiz

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.

msteinhilber

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.