Laptop ram in my new laptop.

Maguscreed said:

for anyone that owns a computer or laptop it doesn't hurt to drop by the local fry's or microcenter and buy a bargain bin computer tool set. I've seen them for 5 bucks. It's worth it to have properly sized screwdrivers for the job. ...of course a decent one that includes hex is going to cost a little more than that, but there's no reason you should ever have to buy a second one.

I may just do that : ).

What are the advantages of having 6GB of ram instead of 2GB?

Maguscreed said:

Programs and background applications both function better, and faster when they have more ram to occupy. RAM is much much faster than any hdd. It'll also allow you to run more and larger apps at the same time without the system bogging down.

The benefits of more ram are kind of self explanatory, when you don't have enough ram windows will lean very heavily on the pagefile. What that means is that it will constantly be putting strain on the hard drive using it as 'virtual ram' this is harder on the hardware and causes more heat. Especially in a laptop where heat isn't dissipated as well as in a larger desktop case.

Alright you've been a great help this morning and i'm now looking even more forward to receiving my new laptop which should arrive tomorrow or monday..!

Last question before i go as i'm not too good with Laptop's.

Is 6GB a good size to have? or will i need more.

<3

Maguscreed said:

I'm running my primary system on 4 gigs right now, I game and I run large apps quite often I have no complaints.

I just noticed you are saying 6, I think you are looking at 4 even with the swap. ...possibly 5, I don't really know the exact config you're winding up with like I said. There's like 15 sub versions of every type of laptop.

I'm confused lol.

The samsung will come with 2GB pre installed, and i have 4GB of ram in the acer.

I will take the 4GB from the acer, and install it into the samsung along with the 2GB there, = 6GB of total ram : )

If that's what were talking about lol

EDIT: i was just told the samsung only has 2 slot's meaning ill only be able to upgrade to 4gb total

Maguscreed said:

You'll more than likely only have two slots for ram in the samsung, one will be occupied. Hopefully someone will pick this up with you I'm out of time for this morning.

Thanks, i think i'll start a new topic asking how many slot's the Samsung has.

Hi all.

Just wondering if anyone who has anyone knowledge of this laptop know how many ram slot's it has? It come's pre installed with 2GB of ram but i want to up that.

Thankyou in advance.