[pchelpers] Re: Memory brand

Hi Ellen,

Saturday, October 28, 2006, 12:24:38 PM, you wrote:

EM> Does the brand of memory matter? I'm buying for a laptop.
EM> Corsair              1Gig             $180
EM> KBYTE              512 MB         $80
EM> Kingston            512MB          $85
EM> PNY Electronics    512MB     $63
EM> Best Buy's calculator says all are compatible with the laptop. If
EM> brand doesn't make a difference, I'd get 1 or 2 of the PNY...
EM> Thanks for your input!

Check the specs that the laptop supports, and the specs of the memory
sticks. "Compatible" doesn't mean "fastest"; the cheaper ones may (or
may not) be slower than the best that the laptop can handle. The
difference may or may not be noticeable, though.

-- 
Scott.



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