Where to buy 9300 1GB RAM ? - Page 6

You are just begging for problems using mismatched memory brands and sizes, dual channel or not. But it's your laptop.

FYI, when you run two sticks of the same speed (i.e. DDR2-533MHZ) RAM with different timings (SPD timings, CAS, RAS2CAS, etc), both sticks will run at the speed of the slowest stick. You will not have compatibility issues, its just that one stick will be slowed down.

So does the KVR533D2S4/1G work? Seems like there's a mix review

Actually, it sounds like both the Kingston KVR533D2S4/1G and the Simpletech SVM-42SDR2/1GB work fine in the 9300, given the few folks (Maklar and Illwafer) who have actually tried it.

I'm using it. Works fine. Ne'er a problem.

i have one on sale. check out the sale/wanted section for a listing of KVR533D2S4/1G

Wow it's a small world. Let me share a brief description about my experience with Kazim from Memory4less. Long story short I wouldn't believe a word this guys says.

We ordered two gigs worth of ECC ram for an engineering workstation a little while back and the memory went on the fritz. Ok no problem, simple RMA. Kazim sent the info and we sent out the ram.

Fast forward to almost a month later, he nor anyone from general support@memory4less will respond to any of our emails inquiring about our RMA, nor will he ever answer his phone. After putting myself into the queue over and over again for about an hour and a half I finally got to talk to a service "rep" who ensured me that they were processing the RMA "that day" (about 2 weeks after FEDEX dropped it off, by our tracking number) and that they'd be sending out the replacement that day or the next.

Fast forward again to the present (2 weeks after I was ensured the ram was being "processed") and not a word from the allusive Kazim nor has any ram shown up.

Bottom line, these guys come off as unprofessional hacks working part time in their garage, I don't care how they market themselves on their site. The communication has been zero to forced the whole way. If they think the ram is ok and don't want to replace it that's fine, but tell the customer that and ship them back their ram. Basically we spent two grand to use some ram for ten months then send it back to these jokers.

In summation I’ll just say that the behavior of a company like this one can drastically change from pre-sale talk to post-sale support. They tell you what you want to hear even if they may not know what they are talking about (I can only assume Kazim doesn’t as he has never replied to any of the VM’s he was left) and give you the few minutes to answer your questions because hey, it sells products. However, after the sale these guys have proven to be useless at best.

I say buyer beware of this company they are bad news. Get your ram from the respected guys like Newegg, Kingston, or Crucial because when something goes wrong they will be there, which is worth worlds more than the ram itself IMHO.

If you’ll excuse me I need to go make a phonecall..



[Edit: Better yet if you get a hold of him again let him know that we would appreciate a call. ]

Here are the Specs on the KVR533D2S4/1G. This is from Kingston's ValueRAM line. It has a lifetime warranty.

This document describes ValueRAM's 128M x 64-bit 1GB (1024MB) CL4 DDR2-533
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) memory module. The components on this module include
sixteen 64M x 8-bit (16M x 8-bit x 4 Bank) DDR2-533 SDRAM in FBGA packages. This
200-pin SODIMM uses gold contact fingers and requires +1.8V. The electrical and mechanical specifications are as follows:

Clock Cycle Time 3.75ns(min.)/8ns(max.)
Row Cycle Time 55ns (min.)
Refresh to Active/Refresh Command Time (tRFC) 75ns
Row Active Time (tRAS) 40ns(min.)/70,0000ns(max.)
Single power supply of +1.8V (+/- .1V)
Power 2.440 W (operating)
UL Raiting 94 V -0


Haven't been able to find similar specs on the KTD-INSP6000A/1G. I'm not really so sure what makes this better than the other Ram other than it is supposedly specifically "for Dell" notebooks. Seems like a way to charge a premium.

Also, the ValueRam can be had direct from Kingston's site for $200. Its backordered until 4/5 though. A better alternative than going through some fly by night site.

http://www.ec.kingston.com/shop/part...e=pricegrabber

AximOfIllusion,

Ouch! I tend to agree with everything you've stated. I find a lot of "Kazim's" out there in the cheap computer parts world. I guess I'm used to people being dicks because they have something you want and they don't care about customer service. I think it also may be cultural differences on how we interact with each other.

The fact that they actually have a storefront less than 2 hours from where I live gave me enough confidence to purchase from them. I also generally feel safe buying things with VISA, as I can always dispute the charges (companies hate that). I also did a quick search for their company and scam and although people were skeptical, they usually got what they ordered.

That really sucks about your RAM. I'm sure if my RAM went bad I'd have a situation similar to yours.

Thanks for the post, AxiomOfIllusion. I sure hope my RAM works without issue, as I ordered from memory4less too.

Got my 1GB stick ordered. It will be here a day later than my laptop, so I will run test before and after installing it.

any progress on the ram since I ordered a stick from there too.

I have the Simpletech SVM-42SDR2/1GB from memory4less. I received my 9300 two days ago. It came with two 256MB chips from Hynix. I replaced one of them with the Simpletech chip (for a total now of 1280 MB of RAM), and all is well. No issues thus far.

By the way, I was supposed to get free shipping on my RAM since they convinced me to take the Simpletech vs the Kingston RAM which was out of stock. They ended up charging me shipping anyways. Oh well -- the RAM works, but I'm not sure I'd recommend memory4less as a company.

I ordered on Friday from them, aside from the initial email stating they had recieved my order, I have recieved no more information from them. I have emailed them 3 days in a row now: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I have yet to recieve a response, my inquiry was about shipping and a tracking number. Their service seems very crappy. Newegg is out of stock still though, so I pretty much have to lump it.

Quick question on the link below, is that for 1 GB stick or 2 512 sticks? Thanks, Also if it is one stick I can have 1256 in all right? because i can keep one of my 256 sticks in there?

http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_itemd...temid=27071903

Yeah, I dont pay any attention to reseller ratings. Ask Luke why.

Ibanez220, it's for 1 stick, and yes, I'm using mine in conjuction with the original 256MB hynix stick for a total of 1280 MB of RAM.

I don't either a lot of the time because most of the people only post when there is something negative to say but in this case, you can't help but notice every other post is bad regarding their policies and exchange policies there.

Their communication sucks but as I said, I didn't have any problems getting my memory. The only communication I received was that they received my order.