Finally....today....
To be able to use my personal laptop for setting up multiple virtual machines, I decided to upgrade its RAM.
The laptop came with 4G (2x2GB) DDR3. I know it can be upgraded to 8G.
I had been to Best Buy today to buy and install new RAM. They were out of stock and asked me to order online.
The Geek Squad at Best Buy was very nice to show me how to install the RAM. If I don't install it myself and go to Best Buy to get it installed, they would charge $39 for such a simple process.
The best thing about today's visit to Best Buy was, the geek squad informed me about www.crucial.com to know best RAM for my laptop.
After coming home, I visited www.crucial.com and was amazed to see how neat the site is. It not only tells about possible upgrade of RAM but also gives an option to buy it online. That also has video to show how to install RAM.
For 8GB it gave me two options:
1. DDR PC3-12800 for $51.99
2. DDR PC3-10600 for $45.99
The difference between the two is speed. I ordered 1st one with free shipping, it should reach me in 5-9 days.
BTW, I got 5% discount after searching on net for coupon codes for crucial.com. I always do coupon search on internet before buying anything online. That saves little but something is better than nothing....
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