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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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I'm always a bit wary when I see the Value Select sticker on the side of this RAM. I'm looking for a 4GB kit (2x2GB) pc2-5300 for my MBP and this seems to be a decent price. However, I am always reminded of Tesco Value (i.e. cheap price, poor quality) when I see it. Is it any good? What is better/best for a similar price? TVM 
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saspro
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
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Location: location, location
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It'll be fine for a MBP.
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soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm
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Location: Mute City
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i always use corsair value select when im upgrading family computers, and its very good quality for the price. both me and my brother use XMS2 kits, and AFAIK its basically the same stuff, just binned lower and without the schnazzy heatsinks
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Danstevens
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:44 pm
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I'm pretty sure that CustomPC liked the Value select RAM. IIRC, it offered decent performance at a fairly low price.
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monkeyphonix
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:31 pm
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Put some in my Netbook and its been sweet as a nut. The Value select stuff tends to have looser timings than the more expensive stuff with the pretty heat spreaders.
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bobbdobbs
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I agree. For a cheap upgrade with maximum benifit you cant go wrong and lets face it for a MBP you not going to be too concerned about having the "latest all singing so fast it actually does it before you press the button" Ram. _________________Finally joined Flickr
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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Corsair or Crucial Value I've used them all in Laptops people have asked me to sort out and increase speed for as little money as possible. I've also used Dane-e memory from 7dayshop - Clicky
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
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Location: IoW
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I've never had a Corsair module fail on me, which is pretty impressive considering I use them in most upgrades for people. They'll even stand a bit of overclocking if you're really cash-strapped.
Geil, on the other hand, have a 25% failure rate for me. I have only bought eight modules, so it's hardly representative on a global scale, but it is still very annoying.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I've bought in total 5 sticks of the value stuff for upgrades. One of them has failed, so I've ordered another one. Contemplating what to do about the failed stick. It has a lifetime warranty but AFAIR this involves posting it to the US. You get the money back but not the cost of postage, which kinda negates the lifetime warranty!
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vdbswong
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Location: Durham, UK
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They're now in the UK  Hexus Clicky
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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If you bought them all recently, send it back to the retailer for a refund. S.14 of the Sale of Goods Act requires that goods be "fit for purpose" and "last for a reasonable time".
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