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Which memory should I get for my Thinkpad T61

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HiME

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I am about to purchase a stick of ram for my laptop. Can somebody give me some advice with regards to which of the following rams will be the best for my Thinkpad T61 laptop? My laptop is currently running with 1 x 1GB of ram.

Also, should I post the spec of the stick of ram that's in my laptop? Is it necessary to match the timing of both rams?


OCZ (OCZ26671024VSO) 1GB OCZ DDR2-667MHz Laptop Value Series PC2-5400 SO-DIMM Module

Mushkin Notebook SODIMM 200-pin PC5300 DDR2-667 1024MB (991504)

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Notebook Memory (KVR667D2S5/1G)

Corsair Value Select 1GB DDR2 667 SODIMM 200pin (VS1GSDS667D2)


It'll be great if you can rank them up for me just in case the store does not have that one that is listed here in stock. The price for these rams are pretty much the same. Thanks!
 
It is not necessary to post the timings, they do not need to match. I personally like Corsair, but honestly, out of those four, just get the one that is the cheapest, those are all good brands.
 
I heard many people asking about ram compatibility for their desktop in the past. Can I just assume that these issues just don't exist for laptops? Is it due to the fact that most laptop memory uses the same chip?
 
Most all of the intel laptops being sold today use ddr2 667 as their RAM standard, though there are a few with DDR2 533. As for AMD... im not sure what they are using specifically, but I am pretty sure that it is DDR2, and therefore it too is probably also DDR-667.
 
Originally posted by: HiME
I heard many people asking about ram compatibility for their desktop in the past. Can I just assume that these issues just don't exist for laptops? Is it due to the fact that most laptop memory uses the same chip?
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RAM compatibility issues exist for desktops because of the way that different chipsets might work along with the tons of RAM that is designed out of spec and or is made for overclocking, etc...

Notebooks don't have these issues because they cannot be overclocked, so RAM is pretty generic when it comes to laptops. Just match the type and speed to whatever is compatible with your machine and it should work. There are sometimes individual incompatibilities with certain systems, but you'd have to research that.
 
not to barge in on your thread but I just ordered a 2gb kit of OCZ DDR2-667 from frys $35 after rebate. anyway I have a HP DV9220 Intel based laptop. I thought it had DDR2-533 but in fact it has kingston ddr2-667.

so my qwestion is will this ocz ram perform any better? my ram is currently running at 533 cause of my cpu T5200. my vista only gives the ram a 4.3 possibly cause its only running at 533 or cause its 2gb.

please let me know your thoughts
 
Whatever you choose, also look into getting the LCD modified to glossy. Improves viewing angles and contrast ratios a good deal. Google: "ScreenTek" and read about their Pixelbright mod.

 

I love how they came up with 667 MHz, for political correctness!

No such thing, you know... 😀
 
my notebook with amd cpu use ddr2 667 I bought Patroit memory for 90 buck and it worked like charm
 
Look at what your current memory is w.r.t to timings and speed get as close to that as possible (if feasible get better timing but higher speed won't matter as your laptop's chipset is not going to raise it's speed to match it) and your good to go.
Any respectable brand works, I have used so far in my ThinkPads corsair, Kingston and Crucial they were all good, honestly you won't notice a significant difference.
 
My 2x1GB DDR2 667 work perfectly but just get whatever is cheapest of the major brands
 
so i wont see any difference in performance between the OCZ 667 I just bought and the Kingston (HP) 667 thats currently in the laptop? dammit wish I would have paid attention to what I had checked before I ordered, lol.

so bottom liene seems to be that all laptop ram in a given speed all perform the same. and then they have the G-Skill 667 with CL4 but heard max performance gain may be up to 4% at most. not worth the money imo
 
Bwahahaha!

Anybody got a calculator handy? 😀

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Hello,
My name is Richard; I work for Dell's Online Community Outreach group [well, thay there]. The previous posts are correct the utility is reporting a single cycle of the memory speed which is 333 MHz. However, your computer has DDR2 memory, which works on the up and down cycle - this doubles the amount of data that is transferred.

So it is 333 Mhz x 2 = 667 Mhz.
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There's no such thing as 667 MHz memory! It's like buildings having no 13th floor...
 
If you look at it this way.... 333.3 MHz *2 = 666.6MHz

Now, using conventional standards for rounding, one would make 333.3 = 333 (after the calculations, never round before the calculations, that was their first mistake) and 666.6 = 667. And I really have no idea why you are reacting this strongly (or boisterously, take your pick) over this. It is a trivial matter, and one that was ultimately decided by PR people.
 
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