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    Is Kingston any good?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kaizen74, May 16, 2006.

  1. kaizen74

    kaizen74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm buying a laptop and adding some stuff to it and theres:

    512mb (512mbx1) DDR2 667mhz

    or

    512mb (512mbx1) DDR2 667mhz Kingston

    Is there any difference?
     
    kaizen74, May 16, 2006
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  2. strikeback03

    strikeback03 Notebook Deity

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    Kingston is usually a pretty good brand.
     
    strikeback03, May 16, 2006
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  3. TripleH

    TripleH Notebook Consultant

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    Just dont buy Spectek
     
    TripleH, May 16, 2006
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  4. kaizen74

    kaizen74 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm guessing Spectek is'nt very good
     
    kaizen74, May 16, 2006
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  5. TripleH

    TripleH Notebook Consultant

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    Its a no name, very bland memory. There is a reason why its 2/3 the price of Kingston.
     
    TripleH, May 16, 2006
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    sutheep Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Kingston is good, comes with life-time warranty, something for you to think about when u buy :)
     
    sutheep, May 17, 2006
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  7. otaku

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    Also consider corsair and crucial.
     
    otaku, May 17, 2006
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    Kinston, corsiar, crucial are good brands I have hear good things about OCZ and Im using Pqi(no name brand I may get rid of) cause I was tight on money, but all the other pcs I built have kingston in them. I may swap the pqi in my lappy for kingston or another good brand but until it screws up Im satisfied.

    see the issue with savuing money onram is that its a hit or miss. Yeah I saved around $100 on my ram, but I may need to buy new ram in the near furture due to failure. But then again it may last the test iof time Ill never know.
     
    Thaenatos, May 17, 2006
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  9. Charr

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    I got some Kingston RAM on Sunday, and it arrived today. When I get home later, Ill tell you how the installation went. The only reason I wnt for it is because of Kingston's good reputation.
     
    Charr, May 17, 2006
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    Well, most people agree that Kingston is a good/reputable brand, but can anyone comment on their "Value Ram" line?
     
    j4y_7, Jun 4, 2006
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    i have 2 sticks of 512 and havent had any problem with them,i think its pretty good ram and besides this ram was cheap compared to the compusa that i saw and some pny,it was the only line that they where selling in three different stores.
     
    alex5523, Jun 4, 2006
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  12. fizzleation

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    stay away from pny. The retail chain i work for carries kingston and i am always shocked at the rediculously low return rate for that stuff. It isn't necessarily top of the line but it gets it done. i have always liked OCZ, crucial, corsair, and i a about to buy some transcend because of the good things i hear about them working with turion processors.

    Good Luck,
    Samuel
     
    fizzleation, Jun 4, 2006
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  13. otaku

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    Kingston is good. Crucial is the best-incredible stable and built from start to finish and in the USA (I live near their HQ and have met their CEO) you'll pay more (actually the most) for crucial but its worth it.

    Corsair is very good performance ram but it tends to have issues. I've heard of lots of DOA cases and other issues.
     
    otaku, Jun 4, 2006
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  14. SVTWannabe

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    I have Value Ram in my laptop. No complaints, except for the idiot that improperly installed it the first time around :D

    Kingston is a good name from the comments I've come across.
     
    SVTWannabe, Jun 4, 2006
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    huggybear Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    I have a 2x512 ValueRam Kingston in my desktop and it's been rock-solid. Of course, no overclocking or other such monkey business.
     
    huggybear, Jun 4, 2006
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    Overclocking is monkey business? Man, I guess I have somehow become a monkey then.
     
    tennisplayer121, Jun 4, 2006
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