pc2700 ddr333 vs 266 memory

[fefrie]

I haven't looked into the laptop yet, but i'm wondering, would there be any noticable daily surfing performance upgrading from 266mhz to 333mhz memory?

I've got a t42 1.7 with the ati 9600 graphics chip. I'll be keeping this one for awhile I think so a memory upgrade may be worthwile? I already have 2gb. Just have to check the speed..... Probably just 266, because well, that's just my luck.

[ajkula66]

Your T42 is supposed to use PC2700 (DDR 333) and not PC2100 (DDR 266). The latter will slow it down.

T40/p was the only palette out of the entire T4x generation that was shipped with PC2100 RAM.

[irus]

im using pc2700 it says dram frequency 166 mhz on cpuz program. shouldnt it say 333 mhz?

it is showing max frequency pc 2700 (166 mhz) ??

[fefrie]

166 is half of 333 so you have 333.

Thanks for the clarification. I took apart mine and I have 333mhz all around. I read on some website that it was possible to install 266mhz. Mine is a used system, so I would have suspected that someone switched it out for cheaper.

Except for the hard drive, I always consider the ram to be the defining performance indicator as to how snappy a computer will be.

Glad to have the best possible for this thing.....