Kingston ValueRAM PC2700 ok for X40?

[kadf88]

I really need to upgrade the RAM on my X40 and since the place i buy from is out of stock on the low-latency Corsair I was thinking of putting in a stick of Kingston PC2700 ValueRAM, anyone have any experience with these? or perhaps Micron, Crucial??
I read somewhere that Crucial RAM doesn't play nice with IBMs...

[LumberJack]

Hey...

First.. Micron makes Crucial memory so it's really the same thing. Crucial are just hand picked micron modules.
My X31 actally came shipped with Crucial PC2700 and I purchased a 512 mb stick of Crucial.

So far I think it's been working great and have had no problems at all with it. I would defenitely recommend it for notebooks. Corsair is also very good, (I used it in my desktop), but I don't think they are much better than the crucial.

LJ

[aamsel]

Crucial RAM is probably the memory that gets the best ratings from users overall. Always a top-notch product.
Kingston also makes good RAM, but the ValueRAM is usually NOT on that list. I have read about many issues with the ValueRAM. I have Kingston HyperX in my desktop, and it has been great, and gets good reviews. Corsair and Mushkin also have good products.

I would not recommend Kingmax, Transcend, PNY or many other brands that I consider to be "second tier".

Again, I don't think you can go wrong with Crucial in a Thinkpad.

If you can remember where you read that Crucial does not "play nice" with Thinkpads, please post a link, because I would like very much to read it.

Andrew
Austin, TX

I really need to upgrade the RAM on my X40 and since the place i buy from is out of stock on the low-latency Corsair I was thinking of putting in a stick of Kingston PC2700 ValueRAM, anyone have any experience with these? or perhaps Micron, Crucial??
I read somewhere that Crucial RAM doesn't play nice with IBMs...

[whizkid]

Crucial stands by their memory. If they say it will work in your machine, it will work or they will refund your purchase.

[sk33]

I have a 512 stick of Crucial ram made for the X40 that I'm willing to part with