Compter For College

[TRDCorolla1]

You know what? That Dell description is different from what I found:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4300/specs.htm#1101572

It says there that a max RAM is 512MB. Hmmm..

Yeah, leave that home. Use that laptop instead. Much more power.

 

[Vurnakes]

Thats really weird... the book I got with the computer says max memory 1GB. But who knows. I found some on http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=38742&sku=K24-1521

would that work?

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Yeah, that looks good. If you already have 512MB in there now, that should bump you up to 1GB. I see no reason why that wouldn't work. Looks good to me.

 

[GreatHype]

go with a desktop theyre harder to steal

 

[Vurnakes]

Alright I've got another question: If I were to buy a Dell Inspiron 9300 could I simply buy the cheapest one and then go to a discount place like tigerdirect and buy the extras that I want for a cheaper price compared to Dell's price. Would this work for a labtop? Would it void the warrenty?

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Yes, it would void the warranty. They don't like you tampering with their supported product even though it's yours. It's only a limited warranty like a year or something. You can still load AutoCAD easily using the 512MB standard RAM they have. It's a nice laptop. Great for what you do. I use to be in drafting too, but I got out of it.

After the warranty is over, then upgrade the RAM if you wish, but laptops generally have limited upgradeability compared to regular desktop PCs. I think the only thing that is within your abilities to upgrade a notebook is the RAM and possibly the hard drive if you must.