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Dell Inspiron 8500 Ram?

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integramodder

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I just bought this Dell. I want to atleast add a stick of 512 from a good manufacturer (Kingston, Crucial, Mushkin).

What specific ram and model numbers do you suggest I get and where should I get them from?
 
512mb sticks are expensive. around $130ish.
at crucial.com for my notebook it was $126.99
at mushkin.com it's $149
and at kingston it's $165

if you go to the hot deals forum there's a thread somewhere about $25 coupon on 512mb DDR sticks. i got mine from crucial.com and ended up paying $108 due to tax. i've never tried mushkin ram. i'd like to someday but not now. used kingston on my desktop and didn't like it. crucial is usually very good ram. don't get it from dell.com it's like $200 for a 512mb stick.
your laptop should be using the same ram as mine.
 
Thanks for the links, Lord Evermore! 🙂


According to the crucial website:
CT293720 512MB DDR PC2100 ? CL=2.5 ? Non-parity ? 200-pin SODIMM Upgrade for a Dell Inspiron 8500 Series System $126.99


This is what Kingston told me:
KTD-INSP8200/512 512MB DDR SODIMM $165.00
Check this out for some interesting prices on Kingston Notebook Memory.


Dell Inspiron 8500
System Memory Configuration
Standard Memory: 512MB (Removable)
Maximum Memory: 2GB
Expansion: 2 Sockets
Central Processor: Intel Pentium 4-M 2 GHz Intel 845MP
Intel Pentium 4-M 2.4 GHz Intel 845MP
Bus Architecture: PC Card; USB
Mfgr's System P/N's: N/A


The info on the Crucial discount:
Save $25 on popular 512MB upgrades!
To use this coupon, type NLHP25Q610 in the coupon code box at checkout. (You'll see the coupon code box on the Billing Information page, just above the Shopping Cart Summary near the bottom of the page.) After you enter the code, your coupon savings will appear in your shopping cart.*

So which to get, crucial or kingston? Anytime ive had problems with kingston, they replaced it immedietly with no hassel, so the CS is great.
 
i got the crucial ram because it was cheaper and free 2nd shipping. i'm not a big fan of kingston, but if you like them you should get what you believe is the better deal.
 
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