Are laptops picky with ram?

[Andrew1990]

Now I am use to desktop PCs and know quite a bit about them. When it comes to laptops I know enough to get me by but not much.

I just got a Compaq Evo N600C Laptop today with the following specs

Pentium 3 1.2GHz
256mb PC133 SO-Dimm
Radeon 7000 32mb AGP4x


Now the 256mb is one stick. I want to upgrade it to maximum supported or near maximum with either 768mb or 1024mb of ram. I have read that some laptops are picky with what brand of ram they use.

Is this true and do I need to buy Compaq branded ram or can I get some Kingston/Generic Ram from ebay for MUCH less?

 

[Jeff7181]

If you buy the common stuff it should be fine. Crucial, Kingston, PNY... any of their value lines should have no compatability issues.

 

[Blain]

I would also stick with Crucial, Kingston, etc. Avoid ebay, as many sellers really don't know what they're selling in terms of compatability.

Crucial says... CT284736 (512MB, PC133, CL3, 3.3v)
PNY says... MN0512SSD-100/133 (512MB, PC133) @ Buy.com