Laptop RAM

noob · 9 Jan 2007 at 11:07

I've never installed laptop RAM so please excuse this noob question. I've recommended to my sister this laptop: -

Lenovo 3000 N100 - RAM 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300

If I buy this RAM - GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

£152.74 inc VAT

It will work fine, right?

WJA96 · 9 Jan 2007 at 11:24

No. It won't. You need laptop RAM. Desktop DDR2 RAM comes as 240pin DIMMs while Laptop DDR2 RAM comes as 200 Pin SODIMMS. IT might be a fraction more expensive though.

You want something like this;

Part Number: CT565575
Module Size: 2GB kit (1GBx2)
Package: 200-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR2 PC2-5300
Configuration: 128Meg x 64
DIMM Type: UNBUFFERED
Error Checking: NON-ECC
Speed: 667
SDRAM Timings: CL=5
Specs: DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64

If you type the part number into Google you should find some suppliers. Although OcUK don't do Laptop RAM I can't suggest anywhere as they would all be competitors.

noob · 9 Jan 2007 at 19:33

Cheers for that. Another stupid question if I buy a 1gb stick can put it in the spare slot and have 1 x 512 stick and 1 x 1gb stick? They don't have to be 2 x 512 or 2 x 1gb do they?

WJA96 · 10 Jan 2007 at 10:26

No. they can be any size.

GFresh · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:18

Although OcUK don't do Laptop RAM I can't suggest anywhere as they would all be competitors.

I'm no authority on the rules but, would it technically be a competitor if OcUK dont stock a product to compete with?

EDIT: Ok, i just read the rules again and ANY link to a site that sells things is a breach of the rules

Ronaldo · 10 Jan 2007 at 21:18

US sites are ok from the recent threads about AMD x2 cpus. they are not competitor so if you want to show him an example of the ram he needs u can post it, dont qoute me. apologies if i got it wrong

Originally Posted by Gibbo
"...Afterall Newegg is not a competitor of OcUK, were not competing with the US, were competing with the UK. If we really wanted to we could undercut those Newegg prices vastly but we have no need to due to the huge demand for the products.