jpholic Posted November 24, 2007 Posted November 24, 2007 My wife and I scored 2 of the Sony laptops yesterday morning. It has the 1 GB (2 512MB sticks of PC2-4200 ram). I was wondering if I could go back with PC2-5300 ram? It's only upgradeable to 2 GB, do you guys think it'll be worth it?
bpr Posted November 24, 2007 Posted November 24, 2007 PC2-5300 is backwards compatible. It should not be a problem. If the laptop does not support 5300 (667mhz), then it will run at the 4200 speed.
dba823 Posted November 24, 2007 Posted November 24, 2007 jpholic said: My wife and I scored 2 of the Sony laptops yesterday morning. It has the 1 GB (2 512MB sticks of PC2-4200 ram). I was wondering if I could go back with PC2-5300 ram? It's only upgradeable to 2 GB, do you guys think it'll be worth it? It'll be worth it...trust me...Vista works smooth with 2gb.
jpholic Posted November 24, 2007 Author Posted November 24, 2007 Thanks for the responses guys. I'm going to be picking up the 2 gig today if all goes well.
hwunch Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 When I opened it up the ram was 5300. But the BB site says it uses 4200. I am going with what is in there when I upgrade. Has anyone just gone to 1.5? How did that work? TIA
lovebears65 Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 We told the best buy we wanted the 2 gig upgrade on the viao and they did upgrade but the cashier didnt ring it out . We didnt relize till we got home from jax .. I feel bad should I call best buy and tell them or just say BONUS.. Since I am mad at them anyway for not having the Tv advertised not in stock I am saying this was my reward we got 2 viaos too so that is 104 dollars plus installation
lovebears65 Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 we upgraded it and it was well worth the upgrade plus best buy forgot to charge we didnt relize till we got home to jax we shop in pensacola . I feel bad but dont know if we will call best buy or not since they didnt have the tv we wanted in stock that was advertised
mahalia52 Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 Consider it a early christmas present. Alot of people are upset with Best Buy know because of their business practices...
jaymacfla Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 newegg has the kingston deal back in stock for $40. free shipping, no rebates. 2 gig deal!:)
jaymacfla Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 lovebears65 said: we upgraded it and it was well worth the upgrade plus best buy forgot to charge we didnt relize till we got home to jax we shop in pensacola . I feel bad but dont know if we will call best buy or not since they didnt have the tv we wanted in stock that was advertised How much was the installation charge normally per laptop? $30? The ram deal there was $54 per set. so i was wondering what the real savings was!
lovebears65 Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 jaymacfla said: How much was the installation charge normally per laptop? $30? The ram deal there was $54 per set. so i was wondering what the real savings was!It was 54 for each computer for the ram and 39.00 for installation x that by 2 so 186.xx and change would have been my cost for both lap tops ram and installations .. My cost out of pocket a big fat 0.. Serves them right for not having our TV
Fireflyfrommi Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 I also bought one of the Sonys for $399. I looked for some specs on the Best Buy website and it says that it should come with a wireless mouse. Did anyone get a mouse included with their Sony laptop?
Dork42775 Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 If you did not get charged for the installation you might have a voided warranty. You need to check for it on your receipt because if you upgrade the ram yourself the warranty is no good.
Fireflyfrommi Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 We've upgraded ram in our laptops on out own and still gotten them serviced under warranty. Just got one back from getting fixed, no problems at all.
bpr Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Fireflyfrommi said: I also bought one of the Sonys for $399. I looked for some specs on the Best Buy website and it says that it should come with a wireless mouse. Did anyone get a mouse included with their Sony laptop?The mouse and other items were only included in the $499 priced bundle. Did you get the bundle?
nirvana4all Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Ram upgrades no longer void warranties like they did years ago, it is now an expected practice.
hwunch Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I got 2 gigs from new egg for $47 shipped. put it in yesterday and MAN what a difference!
Dork42775 Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Must be different in the 2 Best Buys I was at. They said it had to be done instore but they might have been misinformed.
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