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    Confused about difference in Memory. Please clarify.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hbk20, Jan 24, 2010.

  1. hbk20

    hbk20 Newbie

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    Basically I want to be sure that "PC-5300" is the same as "PC2-5300." This thread seem to be saying that that it is identical: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=135039

    BUT... if you check out the frys website below, the price for a single 2gb corsair pc-5300 ddr2 is much cheaper than the 2x2gb corsair pc2-5300 ddr2. Wouldn't it be the same and cheaper if I bought two of the single ones for a total of $50 after MIR? Is it suppose to be more beneficial to buy them in a kit even though I can buy the exact same ones individually, is that why they charge more for a kit?

    http://www.frys.com/category/Outpost/Hard+Drives+&+Memory/Memory/Notebook+Memory?accipterAreaString=
     
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  2. epz

    epz Notebook Guru

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    Matched memory pairs tend to cost more, its also possible that the pair have better timings or just that the single dimm is newer and the stock prices for the pair hasnt been adjusted.
     
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    crayonyes Custom Title! WooHoooo !!

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    yes, "PC-5300" is the same as "PC2-5300."
    it's the short name to call ddr2
     
    crayonyes, Jan 24, 2010
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