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RAM upgrade help
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 (more info in my specs) and I'd like to upgrade my current 4 gigs of RAM to 8, because it'll greatly improve performance in my movie editing projects, and because who wouldn't just want more RAM? Anyway, I looked up the type of memory my computer needs and found this very helpful page: Computer memory upgrades for Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop/Notebook with the 8GB kit as a reference for the specs I need.
But I don't feel like paying $175 for it. So I started looking around on eBay, but I honestly don't know enough about the technical specs of RAM stick to know what I'm searching for. It says the compatible RAM specs are:
Part Number: CT1646540
- Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2)
- Package: 200-pin SODIMM
- Feature: DDR2 PC2-6400
- Specs: DDR2 PC2-6400 • CL=6 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-800 • 1.8V • 512Meg x 64 •
But out of all that, all I understand is that it needs to have 200 pins, and not 240. Of the rest, I don't know which specs are required for compatibility and which ones are just quality-related.
So I found this one on eBay, (at less than half the cost of the set on that other page!) which has the right number of pins, but I don't know about the rest of the specs. If someone could tell me if that set would be compatible, and/or tell me exactly what specs I need to be looking for, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks :)