Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic RAM on a Dell laptop with Vista Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post afmc011 Posted at 1:17 pm on May 10, 2008 I found these two models of Dell laptops that I'm interested in buying. They run Windows Vista, which I have no problem with. But they only have a GB of RAM. According to my brother, it's really hard to run Vista with 2 GB of RAM. Is that true? I mean, I don't understand why they (they being Dell) would sell a laptop with not enough memory to run the OS. So yes, thoughts on this?

Replies DefaultTo0 Posted at 12:37 pm on May 25, 2008 I have 4.   BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 11:48 am on May 24, 2008 Quote: from Tavis at 9:21 pm on May 10, 2008 Well, no statistics, but I would think that you would need at least 3 GB of ram to run Vista at a normal rate. It's a nice operating system, but the issue is, that they take up a LOT of running space, which therefore, would most likely mean that it takes up a fair amount of ram.   I have xp, and 3 gb of ram, and it takes about 3 seconds to load between offline folders, but it is fast. So then take that, make it massive and big, with a third of the ram. Might not do so well. And I think dell are just scammers, because not as many people know how much ram it takes to run vista. Of course, people also don't know that all their laptops are made of used materials from older and broken systems. I play games and all that shizzle on 2gb worth of RAM. You only really need 2, imo, although you can never have too much memory, of course, unless you are not going to use it. rand0mguy Posted at 9:33 pm on May 10, 2008 vista needs AT LEAST 2gb RAM, 4 would be preferable for a super fast computer, but yea... spacemac Posted at 4:06 pm on May 10, 2008 OR you could just go to their website and see what upgrade options are available so that you could search around for cheaper options XD snowcone200 Posted at 1:33 pm on May 10, 2008 Make sure you know what speed and type of ram your motherboard takes before buying. emo4eva Posted at 1:24 pm on May 10, 2008 thats wierd afmc011 Posted at 1:22 pm on May 10, 2008 Quote: from Decadence at 4:19 pm on May 10, 2008 1GB is fine, but 2GB is preferable. Vista is a hassle, to be honest. Has a bunch of unnecessary crap.   What will you use the computer for? You're on dial up, you shouldn't complain, either way. Always gotta bring my connection speed into things. We're more than likely switching to satellite internet, so yes. And besides, I can delete a bunch of shit on Vista that I don't need. So upgrading, eh? How exactly would you go about that? I reeeeally don't wanna do it myself and void the warranty. And I'm pretty sure I can't do it with Dell, because of how I'm buying from them. Tavis Posted at 1:21 pm on May 10, 2008 Well, no statistics, but I would think that you would need at least 3 GB of ram to run Vista at a normal rate. It's a nice operating system, but the issue is, that they take up a LOT of running space, which therefore, would most likely mean that it takes up a fair amount of ram. I have xp, and 3 gb of ram, and it takes about 3 seconds to load between offline folders, but it is fast. So then take that, make it massive and big, with a third of the ram. Might not do so well. And I think dell are just scammers, because not as many people know how much ram it takes to run vista. Of course, people also don't know that all their laptops are made of used materials from older and broken systems. HatesYou Posted at 1:21 pm on May 10, 2008 well it depends on what you plan to do with the Dell. it's true that Vista takes up a shitload of memory, but if you ever need more RAM i guess your only solution would be to just upgrade Decadence Posted at 1:19 pm on May 10, 2008 1GB is fine, but 2GB is preferable. Vista is a hassle, to be honest. Has a bunch of unnecessary crap. What will you use the computer for? You're on dial up, you shouldn't complain, either way. kk327 Posted at 1:18 pm on May 10, 2008 you can get more and upgrade. it is a really easy thing to do. All 11 previous replies displayed.