I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
buy, but I want to compare prices.

I have two 512's in a saved shopping cart on Crucial but I'm trying to
get some price comparisons, but from REPUTABLE dealers. I'm weary of
pricewatch because i've been burned before by some of those sellers,
and I don't take eBay seriously for computer products (again I've been
burned before by several eBay sellers, but interstingly enough, ONLY
on computer products).

Are there any respectable online Memory sellers that anyone would
recommend? I'm checking prices on Newegg as we speak, but it's been
many many years since I've bought memory online and I can't remember
my old sources.

Thanks, all.
Nil Jones
nilcjones******.com

--

Every picture tells a story. and It's worth a thousand words. That's a
pretty short story.

I've bought from Crucial, and I've bought Crucial memory from Newegg.
Satisfied both ways.

The trick with Newegg is to find Crucial's generic part number for the item
you need. When you use Crucial's Memory Selector, they use part numbers
specific to the laptop brand/model. There may be many different part
numbers for what is the same item. So, armed with Crucial's specs on the
recommeded part, search Crucial for the generic item. That part number then
can generally be found on Newegg or other vendors.

For example, the recommended 1GB module for my Presario is CT612735
The equivalent "generic" part is CT12864X40B
Both priced the same on Crucial.com
The generic is about $10 less at Newegg.

Sometimes Crucial offers free shipping on orders of some minimum size,
Newegg also offers deals sometimes. YMMV

Val


"nilcjones" <nilcjones******.com> wrote in message
news:1183328142.945590.104960@o11g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...
>I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
> be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
> heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
> posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
> buy, but I want to compare prices.
>
> I have two 512's in a saved shopping cart on Crucial but I'm trying to
> get some price comparisons, but from REPUTABLE dealers. I'm weary of
> pricewatch because i've been burned before by some of those sellers,
> and I don't take eBay seriously for computer products (again I've been
> burned before by several eBay sellers, but interstingly enough, ONLY
> on computer products).
>
> Are there any respectable online Memory sellers that anyone would
> recommend? I'm checking prices on Newegg as we speak, but it's been
> many many years since I've bought memory online and I can't remember
> my old sources.
>
> Thanks, all.
> Nil Jones
> nilcjones******.com
>
> --
>
> Every picture tells a story. and It's worth a thousand words. That's a
> pretty short story.
>

I used these folks

http://www.kahlon.com/

Quite happy with them

gb


nilcjones wrote:
> I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
> be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
> heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
> posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
> buy, but I want to compare prices.
>
> I have two 512's in a saved shopping cart on Crucial but I'm trying to
> get some price comparisons, but from REPUTABLE dealers. I'm weary of
> pricewatch because i've been burned before by some of those sellers,
> and I don't take eBay seriously for computer products (again I've been
> burned before by several eBay sellers, but interstingly enough, ONLY
> on computer products).
>
> Are there any respectable online Memory sellers that anyone would
> recommend? I'm checking prices on Newegg as we speak, but it's been
> many many years since I've bought memory online and I can't remember
> my old sources.
>
> Thanks, all.
> Nil Jones
> nilcjones******.com
>
> --
>
> Every picture tells a story. and It's worth a thousand words. That's a
> pretty short story.
>

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:15:42 -0700, nilcjones <nilcjones******.com>
wrote:

>I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
>be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
>heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
>posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
>buy, but I want to compare prices.
>
>I have two 512's in a saved shopping cart on Crucial but I'm trying to
>get some price comparisons, but from REPUTABLE dealers. I'm weary of
>pricewatch because i've been burned before by some of those sellers,
>and I don't take eBay seriously for computer products (again I've been
>burned before by several eBay sellers, but interstingly enough, ONLY
>on computer products).
>
>Are there any respectable online Memory sellers that anyone would
>recommend? I'm checking prices on Newegg as we speak, but it's been
>many many years since I've bought memory online and I can't remember
>my old sources.
>
>Thanks, all.
>Nil Jones
>nilcjones******.com

I was checking around online stores for Laptop memory, and found
Directdial.com to be quite comparable.

Then I was at a local computer store, same exact part# for memory, was
cheaper. Also I could easily return it if it didn't work.

So check you local computer retail outlets, not a chain, but those
that specialize in retail upgrades and OEM parts.
Also check with the online stores for the re-stocking fee.

samurai.

On Jul 1, 5:15 pm, nilcjones <nilcjo...******.com> wrote:
> I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
> be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
> heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
> posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
> buy, but I want to compare prices.
>
> I have two 512's in a saved shopping cart on Crucial but I'm trying to
> get some price comparisons, but from REPUTABLE dealers. I'm weary of
> pricewatch because i've been burned before by some of those sellers,
> and I don't take eBay seriously for computer products (again I've been
> burned before by several eBay sellers, but interstingly enough, ONLY
> on computer products).
>
I use http://www.oempcworld for all my RAM needs. They are always
lower than Crucial and I have never had a problem with their product.

Ken

> Are there any respectable online Memory sellers that anyone would
> recommend? I'm checking prices on Newegg as we speak, but it's been
> many many years since I've bought memory online and I can't remember
> my old sources.
>
> Thanks, all.
> Nil Jones
> nilcjo...******.com
>
> --
>
> Every picture tells a story. and It's worth a thousand words. That's a
> pretty short story.

nilcjones wrote:
> I have an Inspiron 8200, and I want to upgrade the memory for it. (To
> be sure, I don't want to hear any of this you-need-to-buy-a-new-laptop
> heckling because If I had the money for a new laptop I wouldn't be
> posting this message.) I know the specs for the SODIMM's I need to
> buy, but I want to compare prices.


Be sure to run Memtest on your new memory
Free
http://hcidesign.com/memtest/