I purchased a M5550, phase 8 as we speak. I ordered it with only 1GB of memory, thinking I’ll upgrade later. Also, AW charges $270 for the 2GB upgrade, sounded a little steep at first, but I figured it out.
Well, it turns out that AW offers the best PC5300 SODIMM’s. That’s memory for any current C2D machine (667Mhz). It’s CL 4, every other vendor I have checked (and I checked a lot) does not offer this, they are all cheaper, but a CL 5.
CL or CAS Latency is basically how much time it takes your memory to “do what it’s gotta do” the lower the CL#, the better the RAM. That’s about as low as I can dumb it down
Anyway, if you are ordering a C2D notebook you may want to conceder the following.
Order it with the 1GB (2x512), then call TS and order 2GB (2x1024) of memory as a separate order.
Why?
To call TS and order 2GB of this memory, it costs $245.00, to order the upgrade when building your system, it cost $270.00, so right there you save $25.00.
But did you forget your machine will come with 1GB already? So you are getting 1GB of really good PC5300 (again cl4, can’t buy that anywhere else commercially) for free, let alone the $25 off the “build” price.
Now, you cannot install all this memory on your new notebook, it only has two DIMM slots, and you will be putting the 2GB in there, but you can sell the extra 1GB, or keep it as a backup, or install it on another machinef. I have not had a chance to check ebay yet, but I can be the only crazy person looking for PC5300 with < CL5! If you advertise it that way, you’ll get some money for it!
Another note, this method will require you to install the memory yourself, this involves unscrewing a door, and placing the memory modules in a slot. Its that easy, and also supported by AW, just give them a call and they’ll walk you though it if needed.
If anyone from AW on the business end (not tech support…) mod’s these post, I’m sorry. But I personally think that forums like this are where regular real life people can help each other out.
Well, it turns out that AW offers the best PC5300 SODIMM’s. That’s memory for any current C2D machine (667Mhz). It’s CL 4, every other vendor I have checked (and I checked a lot) does not offer this, they are all cheaper, but a CL 5.
CL or CAS Latency is basically how much time it takes your memory to “do what it’s gotta do” the lower the CL#, the better the RAM. That’s about as low as I can dumb it down
Anyway, if you are ordering a C2D notebook you may want to conceder the following.
Order it with the 1GB (2x512), then call TS and order 2GB (2x1024) of memory as a separate order.
Why?
To call TS and order 2GB of this memory, it costs $245.00, to order the upgrade when building your system, it cost $270.00, so right there you save $25.00.
But did you forget your machine will come with 1GB already? So you are getting 1GB of really good PC5300 (again cl4, can’t buy that anywhere else commercially) for free, let alone the $25 off the “build” price.
Now, you cannot install all this memory on your new notebook, it only has two DIMM slots, and you will be putting the 2GB in there, but you can sell the extra 1GB, or keep it as a backup, or install it on another machinef. I have not had a chance to check ebay yet, but I can be the only crazy person looking for PC5300 with < CL5! If you advertise it that way, you’ll get some money for it!
Another note, this method will require you to install the memory yourself, this involves unscrewing a door, and placing the memory modules in a slot. Its that easy, and also supported by AW, just give them a call and they’ll walk you though it if needed.
If anyone from AW on the business end (not tech support…) mod’s these post, I’m sorry. But I personally think that forums like this are where regular real life people can help each other out.
). Once you've added memory to your notebook, you'll find out it's pretty simple.
