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post #1 of 10
7/18/05 at 3:11pm
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I am buying a new S480 notebook and I'm looking for memory chips that would be compatible. Here are some I picked:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1356200

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1010860
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post #2 of 10
7/18/05 at 3:43pm
that's not going to fit.. you need 200-pin SODIMM memory...
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post #3 of 10
7/18/05 at 3:54pm
if these are like the other s-series you need micro sodimms.... not sure where they are sold.
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post #4 of 10
7/26/05 at 8:14pm
I had the same question, regarding the Vaios in general.

So, you're telling me that I can't buy a s480 with minimum specs and replace its parts, like memory or processor?
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post #5 of 10
7/26/05 at 10:32pm
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Originally Posted by d0dg3man
if these are like the other s-series you need micro sodimms.... not sure where they are sold.
The S480 will take 200 pin SO-DIMM memory.
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post #6 of 10
7/27/05 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by thestateimin
The S480 will take 200 pin SO-DIMM memory.
Unless the S series switched memory, they take 144 pin micro-dimms
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post #7 of 10
7/27/05 at 8:15am
Yes the S series did switch memory, now they take 200 pin SO-DIMM.
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post #8 of 10
7/27/05 at 11:00am
The S480 does NOT use micro-dimms. It uses regular everyday sodimms. You can goto crucial.com and use their configurator. Its the regular sodimms.
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post #9 of 10
7/28/05 at 6:32pm
Oh thank you guys, that's good news.

Now how about the processor? Can I buy the cheapest from Sony and then replace it myself?
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post #10 of 10
7/28/05 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by incubus
Oh thank you guys, that's good news.

Now how about the processor? Can I buy the cheapest from Sony and then replace it myself?
yes.... you would only be limited by the max cpu that the motherboard supports



ps. thanks for the update on the sodimms on the s series... makes them much more tempting now
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