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    Ram for Z60t

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daniel01, Oct 25, 2006.

  1. daniel01

    daniel01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi everybody!! I plan to upgrade my laptop IBM z60t. However, I confuse about which brand is suit for it and which brand is orginal for IBM. I know that Kington and kingmax are very famous in this case but they quite expensive. My friend advice me a Spacer one with good price but I havent ever heard about this brand. So could anyone recommend for me one? Maybe other brand is ok, and I also note that, it's should be suitable with my laptop. Many thank.
     
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    I would say that any pc-4200 will work just fine. Some people have had issues with non-"IBM compatible" RAM, but I'm skeptical of that. Personally I have no problems with any brand.

    I'm not sure what country you're buying memory in, so I can't really recommend a store. In the US www.newegg.com is a great place to start. You can find both "IBM compatible" and other types of memory there.
     
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    daniel01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for your answer. But I aslo did mention that my friend advice me a Spacer brand once. Have anyone have any experiment about it. And I m from Singapore.
     
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    matt.modica Notebook Consultant

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    It really shouldn't matter what brand RAM you use. Incompatabilities due to brand are very rare.

    If you have a Pentium 4-m, get:
    200 pin DDR266 PC2100 RAM

    If you have a Pentium M/Celeron M/Core Duo T2x50 series, get:
    200 pin DDR533 PC4200/PC4300 RAM

    If you have a Core Solo/Core Duo T2x00 series/Core 2 Duo, get:
    200 pin DDR667 PC5400/PC5300 RAM

    How do I know what processor I have???
    Look at your user manual, it will tell you. Alternatively, you can download CPU-Z. It is a simple program that will tell you.
    http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

    I would get 2 sticks, because they will run in dual channel and you will double your bandwidth.

    I have always used and recomended Corsair and have had no problems. Kingston, G. skill, OCZ, Patriot, and Crucial are also good brands. I have not heard of the brand your friend speaks of.
     
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    daniel01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for your answer. Of course I know which type of Ram should I use. I just consider about which brand is fairly good, yeah of course famous brand as you mentioned are great but the price :).
     
    daniel01, Oct 26, 2006
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