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To: AJ Berger who wrote (132445)	6/11/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Shadow	Respond to of 176387

I added memory to my new Sony laptop rather than be ripped off by SONY. Its easy to do, but if you ever send it in for warranty work be sure to remove the non DELL memory cause they'd probably void the warranty

To: AJ Berger who wrote (132445)	6/11/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

I just get the standard 1-DIMM You can't put desktop memory in a notebook, but there are several magazine ads for memory upgrades of compatible memory (Notebook memory is always at a higher price). TP

To: AJ Berger who wrote (132445)	6/12/1999 12:27:00 AM
From: Chas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

SoDimms are much more expensive to make. The PCB is more costly and requires more steps to make the Sodimm than a dimm as well as more inspection steps. The smaller the more critical things like the tiny gold finger become to insure a 100% connection. The DRAM's used are "L" low power version to reduced pwr consumption for notebooks. These are more expensive as well. I am not going to get into a technical analysis, but I hope this will help. You can buy from a third party but beware the product is most likely not the same quality, but may work okay, its your call. Dell and other PC vendors spend a ton of money insuring the quality to give each customer a maximum reliability experience. Hopefully the price is reasonable to most. I am willing to pay more if I know the quality and reliability is there/

To: AJ Berger who wrote (132445)	6/12/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: Meathead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

AJ, Chas is right. SODIMMs (Small Outline Dual In Line Memory Modules) are not the same as standard DIMMs. Furthermore, Dell only qualifies certain memory vendors that meet a variety of specifications. You can go the aftermarket route and should be ok provided you get the proper speed grade and a guarantee of PC100 compliance from a reputable vendor. However, the premium for Dell's SODIMMs seems paltry when you consider the added reliability guarantee. How much savings are we talking? $25? Can you associate a cost with your notebook freezing up in the middle of an important spreadsheet... more than once? MEATHEAD