Laptop Buyers Guide: Memory- just can’t get enough.

Posted by admin on June 9th, 2008 at 09:56pm

Memory’s something that you can’t really have too much of. Software programs demand a plethora of memory to run well. Although Windows XP program says it requires 512 MB, this amount of memory will provide just okay performance. The Laptop Buyers guide suggest you buy as much memory as you can afford.

Most notebooks use standard notebook-sized DDR2 memory (DDR2 is a type of memory). You will see laptop memory referred to in geek talk as SO-DIMMs. The memory is accessible via a flap on the bottom of the notebook, so adding more later is easy even for a novice to do.

Buyer Beware: Typically there are only two of these DDR2 slots, so pay attention to the how the memory is configured. Many companies will ship laptops with one gig of memory, but it is configured in two 512-MB (about a total of 1 gigabyte) sticks, which takes up both memory receptacles and leaves you fewer options to add more memory.

Insider’s tip: You can usually specify that the company ship the computer with one stick, which contains more memory (2-GB). Another option is to upgrade to two bigger sticks to replace the two smaller ones when placing your order.

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