Another iBook Memory Question

m1m1
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
hi. i'm about to purchase a 512mb module for an ibook 700mhz. i've noticed that samsung offer's a 'low power consumption' memory module. is this legit? i mean, will battery life really be noticeabley longer with it?



just curious, so what kind of power (milliamps?) does a 'regular' module draw from the batter if this one is low power?



here's the link:



<a href="http://www.memoryx.net/m8631ga.html"; target="_blank">http://www.memoryx.net/m8631ga.html</a>;



neeone else used this? thanks!





m1

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    pastapasta Posts: 112member
    [quote]Originally posted by m1:

    <strong>hi. i'm about to purchase a 512mb module for an ibook 700mhz. i've noticed that samsung offer's a 'low power consumption' memory module. is this legit? i mean, will battery life really be noticeabley longer with it?



    just curious, so what kind of power (milliamps?) does a 'regular' module draw from the batter if this one is low power?



    here's the link:



    <a href="http://www.memoryx.net/m8631ga.html"; target="_blank">http://www.memoryx.net/m8631ga.html</a>;



    neeone else used this? thanks!





    m1</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Samsung's a reputable company, so I'm sure it's legit. I doubt it'll make a huge difference on battery life though. The biggest drains on your battery are: screen, optical drive, hard drive, processor. So a low power memory chip won't have a huge impact. However, with an extra 512MB of RAM, your hard drive should be accessed less often, and this will definitely have an impact on your battery life.
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