i bought a laptop
P4 2.8, 256 mb ram(pc2700 333mhz). I want to upgrade the ram to 512mb. Another 256 pc2700 will cost me around $60. Is it worth it to upgrade? How much more performance gain will there be?

 

Umm yeah...256 mb ram with a p4 2.8 is pathetic.

 

id att at least 256 more, 512 if you can swing it

 

how much did you pay...and why didnt you buy mine.


and yea...its most likely running XP? i would want at least 512 on there. and also, does it have shared video memory? that can hog a bit down also.

 

thats pretty cheap
link?

 

$1250 for p4 2.8, 256 ram, 64 nvidia, windows pro, 40 gig hd, scanner/printer/copy machine, 64mb usb.

i wouldve bought yours but i ordered it from dell a day before you posted it here.

i think it has shared memory? :shrug:

 

could have saved $250 and get more without the 3-1 machine h:

yea...i would upgrade to another 256 stick.

 

saw one at fry's for $60

one for $40

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...211-125&depa=0

-DATA/V-DATA 200-Pin 256MB DDR SODIMM PC-2700, 8 Chips, Model VDFDB2808 - Retail -OEM

Model# VDFDB2808
Item # N82E16820211125

Specifications:
Manufacturer: A-DATA
Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
Type: 200-Pin DDR SODIMM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
Organization: 32M x 64-Bit
Warranty: Lifetime

 

ok i did some shopping and i guess its not so cheap
2 yrs ago i got a 256 pc133 from crucial for about $100 but i see they are like $50 now

 

Go for it. You'll notice the difference, mostly because your apps won't be swapping data to the hard drive so often. Data access from RAM is much faster than from the hard drive.