Everyone needs a good RAM boost
Advantages Cheap and easy way to boast your PC speed
Disadvantages Can be a little delicate in the wrong hands
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Random Access Memory, or RAM as we like to know it, is something that all computers need to keep up a good speed when opening several programs at once, basically the more RAM you have the more applications/programs you can have running without your system beginning to crawl along, forcing you to shut certain programs down.
RAM is important and you will know if or when your system needs extra when you start adding programs and everything starts to slow down or simply freeze.
Luckily there is the greatest research invention since the Encyclopaedia called the internet, which can give you the answers to all them questions, and more, and the most likely answer to pop up is the name Kingston…
I did such a search for my Dell laptop, (and my desk top as well) and was instantly given the answer to the exact memory module I would need… and guess what? The name which popped up the most was Kingston, as I said. So, after another quick search with the newly acquired details I was soon on the right track for upgrading my laptop from its 1GB factory installed Ram to its maximum of 4GB.The results for what I required came up fast, with a very popular on-line shopping site giving the best deal, so I decided to buy two of the 2 GB Kingston Value RAM modules as they gave the same specifications as many others, only these were more than half the price…which is a real godsend in these downtrodden times.The actual memory module itself looks a little fragile at first glance with its microchips on show for all to see, being somewhat smaller than the modules for desk tops, its 200 gold looking pins at the bottom of the darkish green plastic component.
Just remember, it is a little fragile and should be handled with care when installing, when handling it try and hold it by the edges with as little pressure as possible, do not touch the pins or the main surface as this could cause damage.
The price for each individual module was around £25.00 but at the time I was on the hunt for extra memory I managed to get a two pack for just under £35.00, which was a bargain indeed, which, unfortunately, I have not seen since.
I do know that the actual speed of your system is really down to the processor but with an extra bit of RAM you’ll certainly feel how smooth you system can run.** Just remember…
As with all memory modules it has to be handles with care, preferably in a static free environment, but this review is about the Kingston module itself rather than how to fit it.
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