R4000 and KingMax 1GB

I will probably buy a Compaq R4000 within the week, and am wondering if this RAM is compatible with it...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820155111

If so, is KingMax a reputable brand? If not, would someone recommend a better one?

I know I'm a newbie, but even the few posts I've made have been answered very quickly by the veterans around here, and I just wanted to say a blanket "thank-you" to all on the forum for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

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Sorry, I don't know about the memory question, although you could check out www.crucial.com to see what specs they indicate for memory for the R4000. There is also some fairly detailed manuals on the hp site about installing memory for the R4000. One of the modules is in a very difficult location...

I'm interested in the R4012US currently at BestBuy. Trying to decide between it and a Dell 6000. Similar specs and price, except the Dell is a Pentium (730). Are you looking at a custom configuration or stock? What else have you considered, and what are your biggest reasons for going with the Compaq?
I checked it out at B'Buy and it looks great. Bigger than I expected (compared to my wife's laptop). But this will be my first laptop and its primarily a desktop replacement, I'm not a road warrior, more interested in taking it upstairs to use now and then! So, battery life and size are not primary concerns. I'm looking more for performance, reliability, and features, at a decent price point <1,100.
Tom

 

though you are slightly off topic my personal choice would be the r4000.
since you are going to use it mainly for a desk top replacement the extra pound on the compaq shouldn't be a problem. neither the r4000 or the inspiron would be a good choice for heavy gaming though the inspiron's video card should be sightly better but that doesn't matter. In terms of processor performance AMD is definitly the one to go with as the Pentium M is designed for more mobile laptops and power saving. personally i like the r4000 design a lot better that the inspiron but thats up to you. the specs boil down to about the same, except for the processor and design, so its a matter of personal personal pereference.

 

Crucial is about the most reliable brand. Kingmax, not so much, though they're supposed to be getting better. Kingston is good too.

Since HP apparently didn't bother to implement dual channel memory in the zv6000/R4000 series, having matched pairs of SODIMMs doesn't matter. Getting whatever memory they sold you to play nice with whatever memory you're trying to add could be problematic, in theory, which is another reason to not mess around and buy the good stuff. Whatever you buy, verify your new configuration with http://www.memtest.org afterwards.

 

Crucial.com looks like a pretty solid deal. I was in CompUSA the other day talking specs with the service people, and they mentioned Crucial as being a reputable manufacturer.

This raises another question though, am I able to buy the R4000 with 256mb, and then add in a 1GB stick from Crucial? One of my friends said he thought laptop ram had to match (2x256, 2x512, etc).

However, on the HP site, it's possible to purchase the R4000 with just one stick, and the other slot empty, so it would seem to me that you could add in whatever else you wanted.

Anyways, if anyone knows please advise.

 

I'm considering just getting the 2x512 for a total of 1GB from HP's site, to not have to fuss with compatibility / installation / voiding warantee issues.

It's $10 more expensive to do that, than to get 256 and add 1GB from Crucial. I'm not sure if the extra 256 is worth the trouble or not. Do you think there would be a significantly noticable speed difference?

Btw, where would I go on HP's site to find the manual for the R4000? I'm snooping around but haven't bumped into it yet.

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I think spending the extra $10 to buy 1GB from HP would be very wise. 1GB is the sweet spot for most people. In the unlikely event that proves inadequate you can always eBay one 512MB stick and swap in a 1GB for 1.5GB total fairly easily.

Go to the Software and Drivers page on hp.com for the R4000. On the left hand side you should see a Manuals link.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by NathanSmith

 

@ alekkh:

Thanks for filling me in about KingMax. They do seem to have very good user reviews on NewEgg. Would you mind verifying for me what type of ram I should buy?

One user on this forum said that the R4000 uses PC 2700, but Crucial.com says it takes 3200. I'm confused. Please advise.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by NathanSmith

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by NathanSmith

 

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06a/21675-38187-179483-179483-179483-12150926.html

^ Found that on HP's site. It says it uses PC2700 RAM, just like the rest of y'all had said. I guess Crucial.com was wrong.

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It seems to me the best thing to do is buy the laptop with as little memory as possible and buy the 3200 yourself. I just changed from 512 of 2700 to 1Gig of 3200 in my ZV6005us and it runs faster and smoother. Anyone need 2X256 2700 memory?

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