RAM: SO-DIMM vs. DIMM

[PhoenixFlare500]

Hey guys, can someone please tell me the differences between these two types of RAM? Is one better than the other?

[John Ratsey]

SO stands for Small Outline. They are smaller modules than the standard desktop modules.

Notebooks use SODIMMs.

John

[aimfox]

SODIMMs = LAPTOP
DIMM = DESKTOP

effortless, I think you get the point

[PhoenixFlare500]

Well the thing is I was looking at two models of the Clevo M860TU. One uses DIMM and the other uses SO-DIMM. So would one be better than the other?

[Lithus]

Both use SODIMMS. All laptops use SODIMMS.

[PhoenixFlare500]

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?ma...icbid=66055632

And I do believe that is a picture of DIMM RAM.

[icecubez189]

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?ma...icbid=66055632

And I do believe that is a picture of DIMM RAM.

it's SO-DIMM memory, that picture is just a general representation of RAM

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8660-...wconfigure=yes

[Lithus]

It is, but the laptop uses SODIMMs. All laptops use SODIMMS.

[John Ratsey]

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?ma...icbid=66055632

And I do believe that is a picture of DIMM RAM.

It is highly unlikely that any manufacturer could find space for normal DIMMs in a 15.4" notebook.

John

[K-TRON]

actually there are a few laptops which use desktop memory. (all of them much too old to remember)
My old northgate had a 1mb sdram card in it, which is full length pc 66 memory.
This was a 9" laptop, well the screen was black and white, and the physical dimensions of the screen could house about a 13" screen.
Pretty sweet system, it runs dos very well to this day

K-TRON