Inspiron 1501 Windows Vista

Barlow07

I am looking to upgrade my Ram, i currently have 1GB. I was on the website www.crucial.com and see you can buy 2 x 1GB cards, but i was wondering if it was possbile to buy one 2GB so i would have at least 2.512MB installed or has anyone any suggestions. I did some research and my spec is only cable of upgrading to 3.5GB maximum.

PS: I hope this was the right from Mod's, thank you.

yoyo

That laptop supports DDR2 memory i think so you should get 2 matching ram sticks to enable dual channel mode, also its likely your gig of ram is made up of 2x512mb modules so a upgrade to 2x1gig modules of the same would possibly be better choice

Nick

Barlow07

yoyo wrote: »

also its likely your gig of ram is made up of 2x512mb modules so a upgrade to 2x1gig modules of the same would possibly be better choice Nick

I opened it up and it does have 2 x 512MB, maybe i will get the 2 x 1GB, it looks fairly easy to take the current one's out and install the new memory.

Can you recommend any websites that sell memory?

yoyo

Barlow07 wrote: »

I opened it up and it does have 2 x 512MB, maybe i will get the 2 x 1GB, it looks fairly easy to take the current one's out and install the new memory.

Can you recommend any websites that sell memory?

Yeah its a very straightforward operation . Try the usual E-Tailers Dabs, Komplett, Overclockers etc... But make sure you buy the type reccomended to you by the Crucial scanner, they will be identified something like PC XXXX , you should only buy the version crucial scanner tells ya , you'll prob get 2 gig ram for that laptop for a little over €50 if you shop around , also just to point out, make sure you buy laptop memory and not desktop ones! The laptop ones are bigger horizontally and less long...

Nick

Barlow07

yoyo wrote: »

Yeah its a very straightforward operation . Try the usual E-Tailers Dabs, Komplett, Overclockers etc... But make sure you buy the type reccomended to you by the Crucial scanner, they will be identified something like PC XXXX , you should only buy the version crucial scanner tells ya , you'll prob get 2 gig ram for that laptop for a little over €50 if you shop around , also just to point out, make sure you buy laptop memory and not desktop ones! The laptop ones are bigger horizontally and less long...

Nick

I was looking on Crucial website and it comes at a nice €100.01, i think i'll go shop at komplett

thanks yoyo.

yoyo

Barlow07 wrote: »

I was looking on Crucial website and it comes at a nice €100.01, i think i'll go shop at komplett

thanks yoyo.

If your laptop takes PC5300 RAM, this should do ya: edit. It costs under 50, but addon postage (13 euro from komplett) it will only cost a bit over 50 euro

Nick

Edit: My bad, thats only one 2 gig module I think according to komplett, you could buy two of these 1 gig modules http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=317342 instead should be ok