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Top Quality 200 pin SO-DIMM 1GB other than Crucial??

post #1 of 15
10/1/04 at 2:36pm
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I will probably be wanting a 1GB upgrade for an IBM X40 that comes with just 256MB and has just one expansion slot.

The crucial.com upgrade is "kinda pricey" for the 1GB module.

Is there any other module manufacturer that would be considered truly "top quality" that makes a reasonable 1GB module???

Corsair does NOT make a 1GB from what I have seen.

Newegg has Kingmax (TinyBGA) modules, and Transcend.
They also have Kingston Value-RAM, but it is almost as much as Crucial.

Are either of these upgrades in Crucial's league in terms of quality and reliability?? Or should I just shell out the outrageous price (almost $400) for the Crucial module???


Please elaborate or recommend. I am open to modules other than those from newegg, provided that it is from a great vendor.


Thanks!!

Andrew
Austin, TX
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post #2 of 15
10/1/04 at 3:00pm
http://www.mushkin.com/epages/Mushki...ct/View/991304


Expensive, but you wont ever have to buy another stick of ram again.

Customer support @ Mushkin is outstanding, i had a 3 year old dimm die on me, and they had a brand new stick out to me within 24 hours. Great company to do business with.
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post #3 of 15
10/1/04 at 5:10pm
from my experience and general flow i've picked up these are the brands:
Crucial, Kingston (with either Mitsubishi or Hundai parts), Samsung (with either samsung or mitsu parts), and Micron IBM.
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post #4 of 15
10/1/04 at 5:28pm
Patriot is a decent lower-end module. Long-term manufacturer with good ratings.

But I agree with those that buy from manufacturers with a lifetime warranty, much better than to pay twice.
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post #5 of 15
10/1/04 at 5:30pm
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Thanks to all of you.
The Mushkin looks good, because it is about $100 less than the Crucial, with equal/better support.

Any other comments?
Please post.


Andrew
Austin, TX
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post #6 of 15
10/1/04 at 5:34pm
I've always had found good prices on quality RAM at www.4allmemory.com.
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post #7 of 15
10/1/04 at 8:54pm
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...208-015&depa=0

I'm gonna try this.
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post #8 of 15
10/1/04 at 9:27pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by aamsel
Corsair does NOT make a 1GB from what I have seen.
Yes they do, just see here (part no. VS1GSDS333):
http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...ct.html#sodimm
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post #9 of 15
10/1/04 at 10:39pm
Thread Starter 
Yeah, I looked at that one, but I just see the 7 reviews on newegg.
Kinda hate to "try" memory, would rather just buy it and know that I am done.

Andrew
Austin, TX

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Originally Posted by Ferrari3200
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post #10 of 15
10/1/04 at 10:53pm
Mushkin, Corsair, Kingston, Kingmax (not sure if it isn't the same as Kingston), Appacer.
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post #11 of 15
10/1/04 at 11:28pm
Thread Starter 
Are you stating that any of these are as good as any other of them???
I had my doubts about that, especially Apacer.

Andrew
Austin, TX


Quote:
Originally Posted by zlatanov
Mushkin, Corsair, Kingston, Kingmax (not sure if it isn't the same as Kingston), Appacer.
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post #12 of 15
10/2/04 at 3:34am
Well, Mushkin, Corsair, Kingston, and Crucial are probably the top brands in the industry. Kingmax is ususally cheaper than the above but I have read of and had excellent experiences with them - they make great chips that cost less. As of Apacer, I had never used them but have heard only very good thinks of them plus Sagers from PCTorque and other vendors come equipped with Apacer RAM chips - lots of happy owners around.
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post #13 of 15
10/2/04 at 3:54am
I have two 1GB Kingmax SODIMMs in my Asus, working great.
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post #14 of 15
10/3/04 at 6:35pm

It's my Laptop, I demand CRUCIAL...

I have 2 512MB Crucial 200 pin SODIMM's in my HP Pavilion ze5580 Notebook and have'nt experienced a single problem with them. (total 1GB.). I ran memtest86 on then for 3 days straight without a single problem!!. Hey Man, you get what you pay for..... I dont mind paying extra if i can get ABSOLUTE PEACE OF MIND without any surprises.....
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post #15 of 15
10/3/04 at 7:08pm
Crucial is part of Micron so you Micron laptop memory are great. A brand I just started to use as it came in most of our work units is Buffalo ..
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