EighTT

OT: I'm expanding my RAM. Is any type better than the other?

RoQueTT

Kingston Memory has a good online RAM selector tool, where you enter your make and type of machine. Gives you specs & part numbers. Price is reasonable too if you want to buy direct from them.

<a href="http://www.kingston.com" target="_top">Kingston Memory</a>

Also have a look at your original specs to see what type you got. There are many variants.

Older machines (3 years+) have SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules) either ECC or non-ECC (Error Checking or not). Need to have same spec as original SIMM(s), but go for ECC if there's any doubt. Beware of differences between DRAM & SDRAM, and also bus speed (66MHz etc...) There's a good explanation of all this on the Kingston site.

Newer machines use different flavors of DIMM (Dual Inline ...) and a whole slew of other variants, including 100MHz, 133 or faster bus etc...

If in doubt, email me ot post the type of machine & how much more you want to put in & I'll do the research.

EighTT

Thanks, e-mail on its way.

RoQueTT

I'dd add to this that there'd better be a slot free for more!

TTom TTR

If it's for the laptop, you're pretty much limited to the type that works in that laptop.

RoQueTT

2 emails back at you. Lemme know how you get on.