Samsung makes Low Power Memory?

m1

i just bought a new ibook 700 12" and would like to max the ram to 640mb. i noticed memory x is selling a samsung 512mb module claiming it to be a "low-power" consumtion unit.



how does this work? i'm curious as to what a "regular" chip consumes as far as power (milliamps?) vs. this samsung unit. does anyone know? please explain. thanks!



here's the link:



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





m1



ps - is it worth it? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">



[ 07-26-2002: Message edited by: m1 ]</p>

pasta

[quote]Originally posted by m1:

<strong>i just bought a new ibook 700 12" and would like to max the ram to 640mb. i noticed memory x is selling a samsung 512mb module claiming it to be a "low-power" consumtion unit.



how does this work? i'm curious as to what a "regular" chip consumes as far as power (milliamps?) vs. this samsung unit. does anyone know? please explain. thanks!



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



I think those questions would be best answered by Samsung's engineers! Anyways, the memory does work, but it's not going to save you much battery life like they claim. Remember, the biggest drains on your battery life are your screen, your processor, and your motors (HD & CD/DVD). Compared to these, the amount of power you can save by using this memory is probably negligible.