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    Is Kingmax SO-Dimms reliable? Any experiences?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wm_cheng, Dec 7, 2004.

  1. wm_cheng

    wm_cheng Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I am considering an upgrade to my notebook's RAM. I keep finding Kingmax 200pin SO-Dimms to be consistently half the price of other notebook RAM. I am interested in the 1Gb PC-2700 DDR333 - however I am warey of the old addage; "you get what you paid for..."

    Anyone with any info on this memory manufacturer - any experiences good or bad?

    Thanks.



    Aspiring fan :)
     
    wm_cheng, Dec 7, 2004
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  2. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    I have that same type and have no problems whatsoever. The performance increase from 512mb to 1GB is tremendous in games.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Dec 8, 2004
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    Lwbscenic Newbie

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    Hey I am intested in the same memory module. I just purchased the Dell 8600-2.0-512mb..What is the difference between the 8600c and the 8600?

    You have had no problems with the Kingmax ram? Thanks for your help

     
    Lwbscenic, Jan 9, 2005
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    the 8600c was available with dothan processors (pentium M's with 2mb L2 cache), and did not come with the trackpoint, or serial or parallel ports.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Jan 9, 2005
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