Best place to buy (used) laptop DDR3 RAM?

[LukeS]

Hello,

So my laptop that I purchased for school has 4 GB of RAM (ouch!). It does it's job, but I'd like for it to run faster. I'm looking up DDR3 Laptop ram, and everything is in the $40's USD... Where would you guys suggest me searching to get an upgrade? (note: I'm looking for 8GB, not 6GB, which is a significant difference). The hard part for me is I'm on a budget. Whenever I have extra spending money, I purchase books for all my med courses.... So cheaper is better.

 

Thanks,

-LukeS

[imreloadin]

2 minutes ago, LukeS said:

Hello,

So my laptop that I purchased for school has 4 GB of RAM (ouch!). It does it's job, but I'd like for it to run faster. I'm looking up DDR3 Laptop ram, and everything is in the $40's USD... Where would you guys suggest me searching to get an upgrade? (note: I'm looking for 8GB, not 6GB, which is a significant difference). The hard part for me is I'm on a budget. Whenever I have extra spending money, I purchase books for all my med courses.... So cheaper is better.

 

Thanks,

-LukeS

What laptop do you have? People will help you look for good deals if they know what to look for.

[LukeS]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

What laptop do you have? People will help you look for good deals if they know what to look for.

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series. Here: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-3552-laptop/dncwc014s?s=dhs&oc=dncwc014s&ST=pla&dgc=ST&cid=298726&lid=5704714&acd=123098073120560&ven1=DNCWC014S:51916301508:901pdb6671:c&ven2=:&ven3=117003560654405608

That should be the link.

 

 

[SLAYR]

Ebay.

 

You can get another 4gb dimm for like $10USD.

[LukeS]

Just now, SLAYR said:

Ebay.

 

You can get another 4gb dimm for like $10USD.

Hmmm I didn't think laptops had a second port?

[imreloadin]

2 minutes ago, LukeS said:

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series. Here: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-3552-laptop/dncwc014s?s=dhs&oc=dncwc014s&ST=pla&dgc=ST&cid=298726&lid=5704714&acd=123098073120560&ven1=DNCWC014S:51916301508:901pdb6671:c&ven2=:&ven3=117003560654405608

That should be the link.

 

 

The link you posted says the max RAM is 4GB...

[SLAYR]

Just now, LukeS said:

Hmmm I didn't think laptops had a second port?

Most will, some don't, check to see if your laptop does first, it should be usually under a panel on the bottom.

[LukeS]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

The link you posted says the max RAM is 4GB...

hmm wrong model then. I looked on newegg and it said that I could do up to 8.

[imreloadin]

Just now, LukeS said:

hmm wrong model then. I looked on newegg and it said that I could do up to 8.

Do you have the exact model number? It is usually listed somewhere in battery compartment.

[LukeS]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

Do you have the exact model number? It is usually listed somewhere in battery compartment.

4JZW712. I did give you the wrong link, by the way. I have an i3, not a duel core or whatever it said it had.

[LukeS]

8 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

Most will, some don't, check to see if your laptop does first, it should be usually under a panel on the bottom.

Nope, couldn't find one.