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Introduction: Sometimes in the pursuit of a new laptop one of the limiting factors is the price, and sometimes to save on price we will sacrifice the extra, but often needed, memory. We all know that some manufacturers will charge up to $200 additional dollars for an extra 1GB of memory. But why spend that additional money when you can simply head on over to the Kingston website and get that larger memory kit at a cheaper price and a good chance at speeds being faster. For my application this was true: my laptop was supplied with 2x 512mb of DDR2 400; Kingston supplied me with 2x 1GB of PC2 533, or model number KTH-ZD8000A/1G. Laptop memory can be very model-specific, and the Kingston website has a very user-friendly system to get the correct memory for your needs. About Kingston:
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s independent memory
leader. Specifications:
A Closer Look:
Laptop memory is about half the length of the standard memory found in desktop PC's. Although the memory length is shorter, Kingston still uses the same style packaging used for the desktop modules. The memory modules used for my HP laptop are KTH-ZD8000A/1G. The ZD8000 is the series of my laptop: the A represents 533MHz module while non-A modules are the 400MHz versions, and the 1G is for the 1GB modules. They also offer 256MB and 512MB modules.
The main reason for upgrading from 1GB of memory in my laptop to 2GB of memory is that I upgraded to Vista, and, well, since my upgrade, the laptop seems to run slower. OK, OK... stop laughing. I know Vista isn't all that, but I picked up a 160GB hard drive and used my laptop as a test bed so I can get acquainted with the new operating system.
The memory modules used on the printed circuit are of the smaller variety, like the kind seen on graphic cards. A total of sixteen 64mb chips are used for a total of 1GB. << Back to VH FrontPage | Installation & Testing >>
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