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    Crucial VS Corsair for Lenovo Laptops 2

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BNHabs, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. BNHabs

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    Which is better performance/quality RAM. Price does not matter at all.
     
    BNHabs, Sep 23, 2008
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    How do you do that?
     
    BNHabs, Sep 23, 2008
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  3. jaredy

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    Look at the product information and reviews.
     
    jaredy, Sep 23, 2008
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    well you dont have to, since your laptop uses ddr2 ram, all rams like that will have around 800mhz.
    so it doesnt matter what ram you get, theres no dramatic difference
    i would try and get a great deal from just about any ram seller like kingston, ocz, and the ones you mentioned
     
    Rikimusha, Sep 23, 2008
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    I don't care about deals, money does not matter. The store only sells Crucial and Corsair, which one do I get?
     
    BNHabs, Sep 23, 2008
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    o.o it doesn't matter which one you get ...ah well get the crucial
     
    Rikimusha, Sep 23, 2008
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    There is no difference period. They both come from the same company (Micron - makes the actual memory chips).
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 23, 2008
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  8. jaredy

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    This is the 2nd thread you've made for this. Most of us have said it doesn't really matter. Just buy the cheapest...or seeing as money doesn't matter by the most expensive.
     
    jaredy, Sep 23, 2008
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    xD i didnt make any sense when i said that but jaredy is right, just pick one :)
     
    Rikimusha, Sep 23, 2008
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    Their 99.9% identical. The only difference is in the name on each module. LOL... Seriously, just pick one and you'll be happy.
     
    vuong05, Sep 24, 2008
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    I have always used Corsair in my PCs and have yet to run into a bad stick out of the box or during use. In fact, my current power station desktop is running 2 X 4 GB of Corsair DDR2 800. Just my experience.

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Sep 24, 2008
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    I build custom systems frequently and I swear by Crucial for my desktop.
     
    The Oatman, Sep 24, 2008
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    Well.... Sort of - the primary way that ddr2 chips differ nowadays is in their overclocking capabilities, which is related to how they are mounted on the pcboard, and options present for cooling the chips. Even base memory chips from the same company will differ significantly in how much they can be OC'd among vendors. In my experience, Crucial is way better and more stable when clocked, than Corsair, of which I have fried a few. But!!!! Having said that, you are using a T61, which cannot be overclocked beyond 800 Mhz, anyway, so like everyone told you - it really doesn't matter, unless you move them to a platform that can be clocked.
     
    bsodder, Sep 24, 2008
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