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Thread ID: 82989	2007-09-15 03:05:00	labtop help	freshfroot (12830)	Press F1

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591381	2007-09-15 17:17:00	Beware when you go RAM shopping too - Vaio's often have a proprietary RAM socket . Looks very similar to everyday SODIMM but not even . Same 200 pin connection I think, just slightly more compact - and of course, non-compatible . Aside from socket, the the only other difference I can figure between Vaio RAM and the rest of the world's product is price . And it's a mean hike too - where 1GB generic DDR2 will set you back around $60, 512MB of Vaio-style will cost ya $120-odd . Mean pricing, half the size, twice the price . To make you feel a bit better about that, I remember my first IBM Thinkpad (a T21 I think), the first laptop I could order with a 1GHz engine - a P3 Tualatin . With DVD-ROM, 30GB HDD, 32MB ATi & 256MB SD-RAM, the bill was around $7000 somewhere . Seven grand!?! No wonder I've forgotten exactly how much it was, victims often blank out memory of major traumatic events in their lives . When I rang IBM to get more RAM (512MB sticks had just been released), they were amazed that somebody wanted 512MB in one module, and shocked when I said "Yeah, and I want two of them please" . The price? $1500 . That's not a typo, it's a 1 and a 5 followed by double zero . I cancelled the order the next day because a friend in the US got them Stateside for half price . Yup, only $750 . I snapped the deal up, quick like a bunny . I was chuffed - 1GHz & 1GB for less than $10K all up! No wonder I have no worries about shoving 2GB+ in today's lappies for $120 or thereabouts .	1024KB (12633)
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