What memory for my laptop-please advise?

james2005

Hello, I have a laptop with the following memory installed and I want to upgrade the memory to 2gb as it needs a boost.

The laptop is a Gateway and has the following memory installed:

512 MB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12) it has 2 of these making 1gb in total.

It has 2 memory slots so i was hoping i could stick 2 x 1gb sticks of memory but dont know how to choose the right memory.

Is it just DDR2 memory I need or do i need to know anything else.

It also states that its a:

Intel Pentium T2060 @ 1.60GHz 56 °C
Yonah 65nm Technology

Thanking you in anticipation.

stilltheone

System scanner @ Crucial UK

Report back with the results.

Looks like DDR RAM.

james2005

Cheers stilltheone, I done that and results are:

2GB kit (1GBx2), 200-pin SODIMM, DDR2 PC2-5300 memory module







Part Number: CT672794

• Module Size: 2GB kit (1GBx2)
• Package: 200-pin SODIMM
• Feature: DDR2 PC2-5300
• Specs: DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •

They want £25 and i think P&P too, do you know a cheaper place I can get this please.

What sort of memory is it ......DDR RAM or......?

Thanks

stilltheone

james2005 wrote: »

Cheers stilltheone, I done that and results are:

2GB kit (1GBx2), 200-pin SODIMM, DDR2 PC2-5300 memory module







Part Number: CT672794

• Module Size: 2GB kit (1GBx2)
• Package: 200-pin SODIMM
• Feature: DDR2 PC2-5300
• Specs: DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •

They want £25 and i think P&P too, do you know a cheaper place I can get this please.

What sort of memory is it ......DDR RAM or......?

Thanks

PC2-5300 is DDR2.

I think Crucial include P&P. A bit cheaper here

closed

You may be able to boost it by pruning your startup apps

james2005

closed wrote: »

You may be able to boost it by pruning your startup apps

Thanks I done that aswell mate

james2005

stilltheone wrote: »

PC2-5300 is DDR2.

I think Crucial include P&P. A bit cheaper here

Cool, thats about £5 cheaper, thanks again

Hammyman

Go on Ebay. Buy any 1GB sticks of Hynix or Samsung DDR2 - that is the brands used by most manufacturers but make sure it is DDR2 as there is some cheap 1GB DDR3 on Ebay and it won't fit. I usually pay around £7 per 1GB on Ebay.

cit_k

faster hard drive or reinstall of windows or both would likely yeild more improvement to speed.

Hammyman

cit_k wrote: »

faster hard drive or reinstall of windows or both would likely yeild more improvement to speed.

Should do for a system with 1GB in although if its a Pentium-M CPU, its getting a bit long in the tooth now. Even I've moved from those pretty much despite there still being a steady flow of mint nearly new condition Dell D610's at the auctions I buy at. However being an Intel Core Duo, it should be going better unless they're running Vista in which case, it needs 2GB.

james2005

Thanks Harryman, How much are the Dell D610's? Can you push me in right direction pls?

Thanks

Hammyman wrote: »

Should do for a system with 1GB in although if its a Pentium-M CPU, its getting a bit long in the tooth now. Even I've moved from those pretty much despite there still being a steady flow of mint nearly new condition Dell D610's at the auctions I buy at. However being an Intel Core Duo, it should be going better unless they're running Vista in which case, it needs 2GB.