Chickened out on RAM upgrade...

I've been thinking of going to 1.5GB since I got my Acer One. I've looked at all the videos on youtube, read the step-by-step procedures and was leaning toward giving it a shot. However, all the little screws and the ribbons disconnects seemed just a little too much for my big fingers. I could see myself doing some BIG time swearing and cussing if things went awry.

So, I bought the RAM on Crucial and went down to the local Best Buy where they did the job for $39.99. The guy that did the job said he's done several which gave me some confidence in the Geek Patrol. The Acer seems to have a little more gas in the tank now. I've only had it back for a few minutes, but it seems to load internet pages quicker and just be spunkier.

Best $39.99 I've ever spent.

 

Well its more likely the easiest wasted $40 ever.

 

I can not disagree...

 

That guy from Best Buy used those $40 to take his girlfriend to dinner on Valentines.

 

Don't worry about what the other responders say. If you don't feel comfortable taking it apart and doing it yourself, by all means take it some place where you can pay to have it done. Some folks are born with screwdrivers clutched in their tiny little hands.

Here's to RAM upgrades, no matter how it gets done!

 

Sticks and stones may bother me, but this stuff doesn't mean a thing to me. The only reason I posted was to give some others a hint about what it might cost to pay someone to do this upgrade. And $40 is chicken feed to me. Also, I HATE tiny screws.

I've built (assembled) desktops and installed a lot of ram in laptop computers, but I draw the line when it goes to major laptop internal repairs, etc. I once screwed up a ribbon to a trackpad in a Sony laptop when I had the keyboard off and that convinced me to never again get into an operation that involves removing the keyboard.

 

Aww come on! Give the man a break! Not everyone has the manual dexterity to perform this process and some people won't be in a position to write off the value of their purchase should it go terribly wrong.

I must admit, the thought of trashing my A110 scared the sh*t out of me. It was with some trepidation, and trembling hands, that I completed my first AA1 RAM upgrade.

If I had picked up an AA1 for a reasonable price and the only thing that was standing in the way of me being to able to make good use of it and really appreciate it was a $40 bill for some technician's time then the money would be spent, no question.

 

I would never trust Geek Squad. If i remember they were sued for copying people's files for their own use, including music AND porn

 

Hi. Im new to the forum. I just read your post and am intrigued. I absolutely would not mind having someone else do the job and I thank you for the suggestion.

Here's what I have:

AOA150-1359 Aspire One 8.9" Netbook - Golden Brown
Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz / 1GB RAM / 160GB Hard Drive / Intel GMA 950 Graphics / Webcam / 802.11G Wireless / 2.78lbs / 6-Cell Battery / Windows XP Home [ ACE AOA1501359 ]

the RAM is described as: 1024 MB DDR2 (PC2-4200) RAM

I searched for this type of RAM and all I found were regular size sticks of RAM for a desktop. I am positive that the RAM in this tiny thing must be tiny. Can you tell me what you bought and where you bought and can I see what model you have?

 

The type of module used by the Aspire One is a DDR2 200pin SODIMM. Just about every type of recent laptop or notebook uses this kind of memory now.

To perform a full upgrade to 1.5GB you need a 1GB module, either PC2-4200 or PC2-5300. You will probably find that PC2-5300 is actually cheaper than PC2-4200 since it is more commonly used nowadays. In fact, Crucial appear to have stopped selling PC2-4200 SODIMMs now.

Most well-known brands of memory should work. For convenience you might care to buy online from http://www.crucial.com.

As you already have 1GB installed in your Aspire One, you may not see much advantage in increasing this to 1.5GB.

 

Go to crucial.com and they will actually scan your laptop online with their software and then tell you what RAM works with the laptop.

I have done this with both my Acer (RAM ended up costing ~$15 and worked fine0 and with an iMac that I have at home (which also worked fine).