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    Recommend me some laptop memory please ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by The Invisible Man, Dec 4, 2008.

  1. The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man Notebook Geek

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    At the min i have 2GB of memory and i want to take this to 4GB, what do people think is the best manufacturer of memory these days ? I`m in the uk and have a Vaio.
     
    The Invisible Man, Dec 4, 2008
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    Kingston, Corsair, G.skill, Transcend, Crucial

    As long as its a well known brand it wont make a difference in performance as they are all manufactured near equal. So your better off going with the cheapest brand.
     
    flipfire, Dec 4, 2008
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    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    What flipfire said.


    Just choose any brand that has lifetimewarranty and is the cheapest suting the specs of your original sticks.
     
    Michel.K, Dec 4, 2008
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    Just FYI, you'll need a 64-bit OS to address the whole 4GB.

    In the UK, go with Crucial.
     
    Andy, Dec 4, 2008
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    OCZ isnt too bad either.
     
    bridge86, Dec 4, 2008
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    Yup.choose whichever brand you want but be careful about the speeds though........
     
    stonesrubber, Dec 4, 2008
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    DDR2 or DDR3?
     
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    My current memory is 2 banks of

    1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

    System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
     
    The Invisible Man, Dec 4, 2008
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    If you've got a 32-bit OS, just replace a 1GB module with a 2GB module.
     
    Andy, Dec 4, 2008
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    Thanks for all the advice, i think i will get 4GB of Kingston as i will upgrade to a 64 bit OS at some point. It works out a lot cheaper to buy 4GB in the long run as 2GB is not much cheaper.
     
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    buy some sony AW best
     
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    Another vote for Crucial!
     
    akeefer, Dec 5, 2008
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    Yes those are fine. Im currently using 4gb of that one.
     
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    Say what? That sonds unnecessary expensive :)


    As said before, any brand with the specs you want will do fine. No memory is better than the other. The warranty is simply the only thing that can matter.

    Kingston has lifetime warranty so you're fine with it.

    I myself has kingston 2x2GB and it works fine as any other brand i've had.
     
    Michel.K, Dec 5, 2008
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