I am thinking about upgrading the memory on my Compaq Presario R3000 model and looking to get 1-2 1 GB RAM chips. So far I have only been looking for Kingston ones because the manufacturer recommends it. I found a compatible chip made by Smart Modular Technologies on the PCConnection.com website which offers both for half the price? What am I losing out here? Is there something I am overlooking? The Kingston chip I am considering is "1GB DDR333 Module KTH-ZD7000/1G" and the other one is "1GB PC2700 333MHz 200-pin DDR SDRAM SODIMM for Select HP Compaq Notebooks and Tablet PCs" Help please!
2007-01-31 20:04:56 · 1 answers · asked by mobunyad 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Certain "name" brands of memory like Kingston, Toshiba etc cost more, but twice as much is too high. I'm partial to Corsair and Crucial myself... Smart Modular isn't a big brand name, so it looks like they're just selling generic memory.
I'm also not all that impressed with Kingston's quality- I've had a few bad sticks from them over the years.
2007-01-31 20:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋