Amazon: PNY 256MB PC133 SoDIMM Laptop memory $34 shipped

[bit]

Amazon has the PNY N256S133Z 256 MB PC133 SODIMM Laptop memory for only $34 shipped free.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063K77

 

[Noirish]

i bought a couple of these last week.
i haven't got it and tested it out though.

 

[Tchen811]

just got one, thanks bit!

 

[aphex]

Googlegear currently has a Kingston 256 PC1333 SoDIMM Laptop chip for $30 shipped 2nd day fedex....

Which one should i go for?

 

[Tchen811]

you serious...dude i am going to cancel the PNY one then. Thanks AphexII

 

[Tchen811]

anyone know if that kingston will work with a IBM thinkpad x22?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Tchen811
anyone know if that kingston will work with a IBM thinkpad x22?

I would imagine it would work with any laptop that takes PC133 144 pin SODIMM.

 

[Tchen811]

hmmm temping...the amazon pny takes too long to ship..with free shipping of course.....How do I know if my laptop uses CL2 or CL3?

 

[ajf3]

Is the pny cl2 or cl3?

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: aphexII
Googlegear currently has a Kingston 256 PC1333 SoDIMM Laptop chip for $30 shipped 2nd day fedex....

Which one should i go for?

$30.75 is a good price for people not living in california.
too bad they charge tax in california, which will bring it to over $33.
for me it would be the same since i got 2% back from ebates for amazon purchase.

 

[Tchen811]

well considering googlegear ships 2nd day Fedex compare to Amazon's free shipping which could take more than a week, I would go for the kingston.

 

[jwalters]

People, Please do not buy the PNY 256MB PC133, especially if you have an older laptop.

I have an IBM Thinkpad P3 laptop and I ordered this last month.
It was incompatable.

Then I got a Centon 256MB PC133 deal at CC. This time around I took the precaution of contacting Centon's CS.
(one of their engineers replied promptly and assured me that unline PNY (which uses high density cheaper chips), they use backward compatable ones....

Works great on mine!

 

[Tchen811]

jwalters, is your laptop PC133 or PC100?

 

[ajf3]

I have an IBM t21 which takes pc100 cl2... I got the centon deal from OD awhile back thinking that pc133 cl3 would be ok @ pc100 cl2, but it causes problems at times - thats why I was wondering if the pny was cl2 or not...

 

[CrustyTheCrab]

Originally posted by: aphexII
Googlegear currently has a Kingston 256 PC1333 SoDIMM Laptop chip for $30 shipped 2nd day fedex....q]

I cannot find any Kingston So Dimm on Googlegear. The only 256MB Kingston Memory I can find on Googlegear is the Kingston 256MB PC133 CL3 DIMM Memory Retail
Googlegear Part#: 80309-K
In Stock: YES
Manufacturer: KINGSTON
Manufacturer SKU: KVR133X64C3/256
Our Price: $29.90

But this is NOT a SoDimm, it's a regular old 168-Pin DIMM 3.3v.

If anyone finds the Kingston Ram that AphexII is talking about, could you please post it? Thanks.
Crusty

 

[aphex]

LINK to laptop ram at googlegear...

They just mispelled it 'SODIUM' Haha

 

[IgoByte]

Some nice deals...

 

[Tchen811]

so if I have a pc133 laptop, the kingston memory should work right?

 

[Tarobap]

OK so I bought the HP ze1210 that a whole bunch of people got from staples . . . I looked on their site and they don't mention CL2 vs. CL3 . . . from my understanding of desktops (correct me if I'm wrong) if you put a CL3 chip in with a CL2 chip, they will both just have the initial lag equivalent to a CL3 chip, which IMHO, doesn't change jack crap for most people . . . especially for what I'm gonna be using my laptop for . . . but just seeing if anybody had any remarks regarding laptops in this regard . . . or about the HP 1210 in general (or any HP 1000 series laptop).

Thanks . . .

 

[Tarobap]

From www.kingston.com . . .

KVR133X64SC3/256 256MB PC133 SODIMM CL3 $30.00

 

[chanfo]

The memory in the ze1210 is cl3. The kingston memory that is currently listed at $30 is also cl3 and works fine in the ze1210. It was actually $27 a week ago when I got it. With free 2 day shipping at kingston it is the best deal currently for upgrading the memory on the ze1210.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Tarobap
From www.kingston.com . . .

KVR133X64SC3/256 256MB PC133 SODIMM CL3 $30.00

Shipped Free 2-day too, think we have a winner.

 

[Noirish]

when there is compatibility issue, will you know it right away or it might happen intermittently?

 

[Tchen811]

damn... my amazon order is getting ready to be shipped. Can I still cancel it?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: orangel
when there is compatibility issue, will you know it right away or it might happen intermittently?

More than likely, your laptop wont even post.