Max RAM for Intel Mini?

External Since: Jul 13, 2003 Posts: 181

In article
<replytogroup-CCF9B8.16034612112007.DeleteThis@news.lga.highwinds-media.com>,
The New Guy <replytogroup.DeleteThis@here.thanks> wrote:

> In article <bearclaw-3E823B.14281812112007.DeleteThis@news.supernews.com>,
> bearclaw.DeleteThis@cruller.invalid wrote:
>
> > In article <uce-D47D5A.15032212112007.DeleteThis@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
> > Gregory Weston <uce.DeleteThis@splook.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I think I'd go to Crucial instead. It's less expensive, and I've known
> > > more people who've had trouble with Kingston than with Micron.
> >
> > I'm using Kingston right now, and it's working fine. But I will check on
> > Crucial's website and if they offer it for less, I'm in. I have had good
> > luck with, and thus have confidence in, both brands.
> >
> > > Whether or not that makes sense is really something only you can answer,
> > > but my answer is that it's _probably_ a good idea. It's not that
> > > expensive and VM carries a significant performance penalty on the mini -
> > > more so than on other desktops - so it's worth avoiding. About the only
> > > situation where adding RAM doesn't make sense is if you use your machine
> > > very lightly and shut it down every night.
> >
> > I almost always have multiple apps open and I often have to leave the
> > machine on several days in a row due to scheduled up/downloading.
> > Besides Mail, Firefox, iCal, iTunes (and of course MT-Newswatcher), some
> > of the apps are pretty memory-hungry for graphics and sound manipulation
> > (not so much video or movies... yet).
> >
> > I have no doubt the more memory the better, but it only makes sense to
> > buy it if the Mini can use it. That's what I am really trying to
> > determine.
>
> What's the lowest price you've found for a 2gb 667mhz ram for a
> notebook?

$57 and change @ buy.com. I paid $30 more for 2 one-gig dimms last July.

External Since: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 853

In article <bearclaw-FC28CA.15050213112007 DeleteThis @news.supernews.com>,
bearclaw DeleteThis @cruller.invalid wrote:

> In article
> <replytogroup-CCF9B8.16034612112007 DeleteThis @news.lga.highwinds-media.com>,
> The New Guy <replytogroup DeleteThis @here.thanks> wrote:
>
> > In article <bearclaw-3E823B.14281812112007 DeleteThis @news.supernews.com>,
> > bearclaw DeleteThis @cruller.invalid wrote:
> >
> > > In article <uce-D47D5A.15032212112007 DeleteThis @comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
> > > Gregory Weston <uce DeleteThis @splook.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think I'd go to Crucial instead. It's less expensive, and I've known
> > > > more people who've had trouble with Kingston than with Micron.
> > >
> > > I'm using Kingston right now, and it's working fine. But I will check on
> > > Crucial's website and if they offer it for less, I'm in. I have had good
> > > luck with, and thus have confidence in, both brands.
> > >
> > > > Whether or not that makes sense is really something only you can
> > > > answer,
> > > > but my answer is that it's _probably_ a good idea. It's not that
> > > > expensive and VM carries a significant performance penalty on the mini
> > > > -
> > > > more so than on other desktops - so it's worth avoiding. About the only
> > > > situation where adding RAM doesn't make sense is if you use your
> > > > machine
> > > > very lightly and shut it down every night.
> > >
> > > I almost always have multiple apps open and I often have to leave the
> > > machine on several days in a row due to scheduled up/downloading.
> > > Besides Mail, Firefox, iCal, iTunes (and of course MT-Newswatcher), some
> > > of the apps are pretty memory-hungry for graphics and sound manipulation
> > > (not so much video or movies... yet).
> > >
> > > I have no doubt the more memory the better, but it only makes sense to
> > > buy it if the Mini can use it. That's what I am really trying to
> > > determine.
> >
> > What's the lowest price you've found for a 2gb 667mhz ram for a
> > notebook?
>
> $57 and change @ buy.com. I paid $30 more for 2 one-gig dimms last July.

$57 is pretty good. You'd be hard pressed to beat that by much on a
good day on Ebay.