Any good deals out there for PC100 SODIMM memory?

I found GVP memory at ECost and PC Mall for under $10 each, but it describes it as being for Apple Notebooks. Is there any reason why this shouldn't work in an Inspiron 3800?

Any help is appreciated.

As long as the specs match up, you should have no problem using the RAM listed for an Apple in a PC. I've used PC RAM in my apple before. The old first rev iMacs used tiny memory chips (I'm pretty sure they were laptop chips). I ordered some PC stuff and it worked fine. As long as the specs are the same you should be good. For a laptop, you may want to check the physical size of the module as well. Sometimes they aren't the same and you may not get it to fit correctly. (size, voltage, pins & speed are the only specs that quickly come to mind)

My guess is it's compatible. You do have to worry about high density vs. low density, just like in desktops with PC100/PC133 memory. I do know that recent Powerbooks and Ibooks use the same memory as PC laptops.

Coast to Coast Memory has PC100/133 SODIMMS for around $10 at the lowest for 128 MB, most are in the $20-$40 range - link

Crucial wants $46 for 128MB and $100 for 256 MB - link

Good luck.

a lot of people don't realize (or in the past they didn't) that mac and pc parts are about the same. the only thing that prevents a mac from using a pc device is lack of drivers and vice-versa.

a lot of mac users overpay for parts that say that they are specifically for macs when they can use much cheaper parts that are labeled for use with pcs. a good example of this is usb and firewire cards/devices.

This is probably because it wasn't always true. Early Mac parts were different - think NuBus and ADB. Once Microsoft/Intel had market dominance Apple realized it would be more profitable to use the same hardware specs. Now the ports are for the most part identical - PCI, AGP, RAM slots, USB, Firewire, etc.

In fact, even keyboards work now. If you plug a USB Windows/PC keyboard into a Mac, it even maps the "Windows" key to the "Open Apple" key.