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MBHockey
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2007-05-18, 09:50

I am trying to locate ram for my girlfriend's Panasonic Toughbook W4. It takes PC2-3200 ddr2 200 pin ram. I cannot find this ram anywhere (from a reputable company) that isn't Kingston/ValueRAM. I'd like to stay away from that ram.

I found PC2-4200 ddr2 200 pin ram on Crucial, and wanted to know if i can buy that and put it in her computer without any ill effects. I'm pretty sure the memory will just get clocked down, but wanted to be 100% sure before purchasing it, as it will coexist with a non-removable 512 chip of pc2-3200.

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Wyatt
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2007-05-18, 10:00

Here's some PC2-3200:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=&srchInDesc=
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Eugene
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2007-05-18, 10:08

My Asus A8N-SLI Premium mobo barfs all over unmatched RAM. Mixed SPDs, voltages, etc...not good. You'd be even more likely to encounter problems with a namebrand laptop too, so I'd probably stick PC2-3200...and if you check the reviews, the Kingston ValueRAM is fine.
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2007-05-18, 10:11

Quote:
Originally Posted by MBHockey View Post
I'd like to stay away from [Kingston] ram.
Why?
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Wyatt
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2007-05-18, 10:18

Quote:
Originally Posted by chucker View Post
Why?
Hmm... I just noticed this part. There's no reason to avoid Kingston RAM. It's good stuff.
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2007-05-18, 10:22

I think he is getting Kingston and Kingmax confused.
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MBHockey
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2007-05-18, 11:21

I've had two ram modules (in the past, about 2+ years ago) that were Kingston that went bad within a few months. I was advised by other forums to stay away from Kingston. Maybe they've gotten their stuff together? I'll take your word on it, and just order the newegg stuff. Thanks guys, i appreciate it.

Bah, out of stock
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2007-05-18, 11:34

I've very good experience with Kingston RAM. I had 1GB chip in my old iBook from them and it was good for as long as I had had the RAM (6 months, not sure after that since I upgraded to a MBP).
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