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space:shopping:ram-upgrade [2011/11/22 04:20]
jkuroda [Have multiple (old) laptops? Hrrm.]
space:shopping:ram-upgrade [2012/04/04 21:25] (current)
awang [ThinkPads]
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 The MacBook Pros EECS bulk purchased this year came with 4GB of RAM which seems a little skimpy compared to the 8GB that this year's ThinkPads got (it was a compromise between the nicer anti-glare screen or 8GB of RAM for this year's Apple Laptops). The MacBook Pros EECS bulk purchased this year came with 4GB of RAM which seems a little skimpy compared to the 8GB that this year's ThinkPads got (it was a compromise between the nicer anti-glare screen or 8GB of RAM for this year's Apple Laptops).
  
-Luckily, there is an 8GB (2x 4GB) upgrade that can be had today for <​$50. ​ Similar options are available for some of the older Mac Book Pros and Lenovo ThinkPads that came with 4GB or less. ((There are [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i7%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20Early-2011&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|other more extravagant options]] for some MacBook Pros, but they'​re much more expensive. But, if you get your advisor to say '​Yes'​ to paying 4x as much per-GB of RAM ... more power to you ... or you could wait to see if the price on those other options drops.))+Luckily, there is an 8GB (2x 4GB) upgrade that can be had today for <​$50. ​ Similar options are available for some of the older Mac Book Pros and Lenovo ThinkPads that came with 4GB or less. ((There are [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i7%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20Early-2011&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|other more extravagant options]] for some MacBook Pros, but they'​re much more expensive. But, if you get your advisor to say '​Yes'​ to paying 4x as much per-GB of RAM ... more power to you ... or you could wait to see if the price on those other options drops.)) ​So, we're going to place some orders for memory upgrades for Apple and Lenovo laptops purchased recently enough to benefit from it.
  
 Is your primary laptop "​suffering"​ from "​only"​ 4GB of RAM or something else less than 8GB?  Want to upgrade? Is your primary laptop "​suffering"​ from "​only"​ 4GB of RAM or something else less than 8GB?  Want to upgrade?
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 ====== Have multiple (old) laptops? ​ Hrrm. ====== ====== Have multiple (old) laptops? ​ Hrrm. ======
-We probably can't justify buying memory for everyone'​s collection of old laptops, but this is a rare opportunities ​to see what people are using (or keeping around "just in case") so Jon would like to do an opt-in census. ((The network database is woefully out of date sometimes)) If you have multiple laptops, then:+We probably can't justify buying memory for everyone'​s collection of old laptops, but this is a rare opportunity ​to see what people are using (or keeping around "just in case") so Jon would like to do an opt-in census. ((The network database is woefully out of date sometimes)) If you have multiple laptops, then:
  
   - List the ones recent enough to be worth upgrading.   - List the ones recent enough to be worth upgrading.
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   * 2011 EECS MacBook Pro - 2GHz Core i7, A1286, MC721LL/A, shipped w/ 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i7%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20Early-2011&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]]   * 2011 EECS MacBook Pro - 2GHz Core i7, A1286, MC721LL/A, shipped w/ 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i7%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20Early-2011&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]]
     * jkuroda, C02FX0QQDF8Y     * jkuroda, C02FX0QQDF8Y
 +    * api, C02FX0PTDF8Y
 +    * yuzhu, C02FX0N5DF8Y
 +    * culler, offline
 +    * gautamk, C02FX0N0DF8Y
   * 2010 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.53GHz Core i5, A1286, MC372LL/A, shipped with 4GB of RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.53GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i5%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20MC372LL/​A&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]]   * 2010 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.53GHz Core i5, A1286, MC372LL/A, shipped with 4GB of RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.53GHz%20Intel%20Core%20i5%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20MC372LL/​A&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]]
-    * yourname, yourserial#+    * Your name Your serial# 
 +    * gpang, W802320XAGY 
 +    * rxin, W8701356W0G 
 +    * charles, W80231YZAGY 
 +    * culler, W802321QAGY 
 +    * tdas, W802321TAGY 
 +    * krioukov, W80231YEAGY
   * 2009 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.4GHz, MB470LL/A, shipped with 2GB RAM -[[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.4GHz%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20MB470LL/​A&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]] - Max of 4GB RAM. They take the 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMMS from the Mac Book Pros listed above.   * 2009 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.4GHz, MB470LL/A, shipped with 2GB RAM -[[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.4GHz%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2815-inch%20DDR3%29%20MB470LL/​A&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]] - Max of 4GB RAM. They take the 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMMS from the Mac Book Pros listed above.
     * jkuroda, W89260DH642     * jkuroda, W89260DH642
 +    * sameerag, W8926509642
   * 2008 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.4GhZ Core 2 Duo, shipped with 2GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.4GHz%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2815.4-inch%29&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]] - Max of 4GB RAM - These don't take the DDR3 RAM used by the Mac Book Pros listed above (this model uses DDR2), but the RAM upgrade is pretty cheap.   * 2008 EECS MacBook Pro - 2.4GhZ Core 2 Duo, shipped with 2GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=MacBook%20Pro%202.4GHz%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2815.4-inch%29&​pl=Apple&​cat=RAM|RAM Options]] - Max of 4GB RAM - These don't take the DDR3 RAM used by the Mac Book Pros listed above (this model uses DDR2), but the RAM upgrade is pretty cheap.
     * Does anyone actually have one of these still?     * Does anyone actually have one of these still?
 +    * culler, W8825730YJX
   * Anything earlier than this is probably not worth upgrading.   * Anything earlier than this is probably not worth upgrading.
  
 ==== ThinkPads ==== ==== ThinkPads ====
 +  * 2011 EECS Lenovo T510 - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T510%20Series&​Cat=RAM|RAM Options]]
 +    * ganesha, 4313CTO
   * 2011 EECS Lenovo T420S - Core i7-2620M - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T420s|RAM Options]]   * 2011 EECS Lenovo T420S - Core i7-2620M - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T420s|RAM Options]]
     * These should already come with 8GB RAM     * These should already come with 8GB RAM
   * 2010 EECS Lenovo T410 -Core i7-620M, shipped with 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T410%20Series|RAM Options]]   * 2010 EECS Lenovo T410 -Core i7-620M, shipped with 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T410%20Series|RAM Options]]
 +    * awang, 2522WJD
   * 2009 EECS Lenovo T400 - 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, shipped with 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T400%20Series|RAM Options]]   * 2009 EECS Lenovo T400 - 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, shipped with 4GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20T400%20Series|RAM Options]]
   * 2009 EECS Lenovo R410 - 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, shipped with 2GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20R400%20Series|RAM Options]]   * 2009 EECS Lenovo R410 - 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, shipped with 2GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​store/​listparts.aspx?​model=ThinkPad%20R400%20Series|RAM Options]]
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     * jkuroda, L3AFL6C     * jkuroda, L3AFL6C
   * Anything earlier than this is likely not worth upgrading.   * Anything earlier than this is likely not worth upgrading.
 +  * 2008 Trustworthy X61 Tablet 2GB RAM - [[http://​www.crucial.com/​upgrade/​Lenovo-memory/​ThinkPad/​ThinkPad+X61+Tablet+(All+Types)-upgrades.html|RAM Options]]
 +    * tjhunter, probably not worth it updating it :)
  
 ==== I have no idea ==== ==== I have no idea ====
   * 2008, some kinda Apple Mac Book Pro, unibody, has a removable battery.   * 2008, some kinda Apple Mac Book Pro, unibody, has a removable battery.
     * Bob Ross, WED942233X78     * Bob Ross, WED942233X78
 +  * Mac 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 
 +    *Sean McMahon, W893458X642
 ===== Older Laptops ===== ===== Older Laptops =====
 Anything older than the ones above is probably not worth upgrading, but hey, who knows. ​ Got old(er) laptops you just keep around? ​ List them below if you want. Anything older than the ones above is probably not worth upgrading, but hey, who knows. ​ Got old(er) laptops you just keep around? ​ List them below if you want.
   * name/login, laptop type, serial#, actively used?   * name/login, laptop type, serial#, actively used?
   * Jon, Lenovo X61, LV-A2633, no   * Jon, Lenovo X61, LV-A2633, no
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