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692275 2008-07-26 00:21:00 I have a NEC Versa E3100 laptop with 512Mb and have been advised that DDR2 533 PC4200 RAM should be used. Recommened brands are Infineon, Samsung, and Hynix.
Question 1. Should I only add another 512Mb stick or would adding a 1024Mb as well be acceptable? Total 1536Mb.
Question 2. I note that some sticks are a DIMM type, whilst others are SODIMM. What is the difference and does it matter?

Cheers
Gary
garyasta (1151)
692276 2008-07-26 00:30:00 Basically SODIMM (small outline dual in-line memory module) is for notebooks, and DIMM (dual in-line memory module) is for desktops.

But it isn't always reported as that, I never worry about it. :p Just look for notebook RAM.

You'd be better off adding 1GB, the price difference between 512MB and 1GB DDR2 is bugger all these days.
wratterus (105)
692277 2008-07-26 00:39:00 Hi wratterus

Thanks for your reply. That has cleared things up.

Cheers
Gary
garyasta (1151)
692278 2008-07-26 00:41:00 No worries Gary.

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