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Hi.

I'm planning to buy a laptop asap but am a relative newbie to the computer jargon, so apologies if I'm repeating a thread but I didn't really understand the others.

Anyway, I'm planning to get an XPS M1530 and have the option of customizing it from a 2GB RAM to a 4GB RAM for £70. The OS is 'Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English'. It can be upgraded to 'Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32Bit) - English' for £70 aswell.

I've read on another thread that a 4GB RAM is only really beneficial on a 64Bit Vista, but I have not yet seen a laptop with a 64Bit Vista, nor any options to customize one to that standard.

Therefore, I wanted to know whether there is any point in paying the £70 for the 4GB RAM or whether I should just keep with the 2GB RAM.

Right now I do play games on my computer which has a 2GB RAM, and it seems to work fine most of the time, although it's still a fairly new computer. Therefore, it may seem like a 2GB RAM is ideal, but I'm thinking more in the long-term. I have the option to get a 4GB RAM for an extra £70, so for me it's more a question of 'why not?' rather than 'do I need it?' I'm not even sure if an extra 2GB is worth £70 or not, and even if I did get it separately, I don't actually know enough about computers to know how to add it on/install it, lol. Also, from previous experiences, laptops for me seem to be greatly inferior to Desktops in terms of general speed/memory usage (not sure what I'm supposed to call this) despite having the same RAM, so I feel more inclined to upgrade to the 4GB.

Finally, those reading are probably wondering why I'm not opting for a Desktop rather than a laptop, and the reason is that I'm a university student who's finding it difficult to rely on university computers for all my technological needs.

Thanks for your advice!