Advantages: After mods it's an up to date laptop
Disadvantages: 30Gb HD are not enough, I'll purchase next month a bigger HD

...We got the laptop from my girlfriend's friend, it had a problem at the heatsink fan that it seemed to be impossible to find in UK as a spare part. I found it online in Finland and repaired the laptop. While it was open I fitted a wifi card in the mini PCI port. I can say it's very well made, and performs really well. I also changed the RAM memory, fitting 1GB (2x 512MB) in it. It became a rocket!!! I then solved the problem of the hidden USB ports (why that stupid place??) purchasing a USB 2.0 PCMCIA port replicator (4 ports). Why does it have a floppy and not a card reader? Does it have a microphone? If yes mine doesn't work and I can't find it... Hope this review will be helpful... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent value, 2GB, matched memory
Disadvantages: Not for overclockers.

...The Kingston 2GB DDR2 RAM is a great way to purchase all the RAM you will currently need for games and Microsoft's latest operating system Windows Vista. Installing extra memory into your PC is the best way of increasing performance for very little money, if you are currently running 1GB and are on Windows XP you may want to stick unless you play demanding games. If you have Windows Vista you and only have 1GB or less of memory you will definitely want to upgrade as Vista is a demanding operating system and easily consumes 1GB of RAM with just a few basic programs running. If you have an AMD Athlon X2 or Intel Core2 Duo processor you will want to take advantage of your powerful hardware by matching it up with atleast 2GB of RAM. In the box you will get two 1GB sticks of matched DDR2 memory, matched means that they are capable... Read review

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Advantages: Super Fast
Disadvantages: A bit expencive for an average system!

...I purchased the OCZ 2gb (2 x 1gb) Platinum ram when i revamped my PC. What a difference it makes! I have never been able to open so many applications, and switch between them so quickly. The installation was very quick. One complication though. Although the packet does not tell you, the ram runs at 2.2 volts, not 1.8 which computer are default set to. This is because the ram is designed for gaming, and so is more power hungry. If the voltage is not changed the ram will not run as quickly, and there will be no point buying the ram. To adjust the voltage is easy, just enter into the bios settings of the motherboard, buy clicking one of the F buttons while the computer loads up. Then navigate to the hardware section, and select ram voltage and adjust it to +0.4v and save the settings. I have a Gigabyte motherboard, and it is very... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Lifetime Warrenty & Tested
Disadvantages: I have found none

...Kingston Value RAM is probally the best WhiteBox Solution.This Product will be fully tested when you get it and come with a lifetime warrenty and is probally the only one that i have ever had with this sort of Support. Prices for this module are a little bit higher than in some other places but it is well worth the extra cost. I use these modules and run them in dual channel on new machines. I have never had a customer which has returned a PC with a memory fault or any fault that had kingston memory. The chips work very well. I have run memory tests on them and they never show up with an error. On the whole this is probally the memory you want to go for if you are looking for value RAM.... Read review

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Advantages: four gigabyts of ram! very fast, cheap, only slots into one slot
Disadvantages: not many, wont work with older operating systems

...for sale, and quite cheap as well, for what I wanted anyway, but they didn’t have it. I specifically wanted four gigabytes of Ram, not too cheap, but not too expensive, I finally found what I wanted funnily enough, at my local computer hardware shop. It was very cheap from my local shop, about £150, so I had a good deal there I think anyway. It didn’t come in a ox or anything fancy, it didn’t even come with manual or installation guide. But, I was happy enough anyway, so I went ahead and purchased it straight away. ◙Installing and extra◙ I wanted to install it as soon as I went home, for the simple reason being that I wanted to try out my new purchase straight away. I knew that the type of RAM that I wanted was DRAM, so I had no problems with what I had brought at all. When in got home opened up my computers’ case... Read review

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Advantages: Very Fast..Great Value For Money
Disadvantages: None =D

...- - - Corsair Value Select DRam 2 GB PC2-5300 - - - If your looking to upgrade your system and not raid the bank, The Corsair Value Select DRAM 2 GB PC2-5300 is a great piece of kit. With 2 modules of ram each with 1024 Megabytes of Ram (2 x 1Gb) with Speeds Up To 667 Mhz, This upgrade is fantastic for any computer user that wants to multitask and use memery hungry applications. I bought this ram for £65 a month ago but i'm sure you can get this cheaper. The Ram was very easy to install, I opened my case, found the two 240-pin DIMM Slots, pushed down both of the safty caches and slotted in both of the modules making sure i didn't touch any part of the chips on the Ram which may make it unusable due to static electricity in the skin. If you are going to install the Ram yourself I recommend that you invest in an anti... Read review

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Advantages: Fast USB 2.0 connection, accessories, Compact, Looks COOL
Disadvantages: Requires a driver for Win98, Need updated USB 2.0 driver to use advanced features or your computer crashes, not all computers have USB, gets hot.

...This is a review on the PQI's USB 2.0 1GB 'Cool Drive' Travelling Disk. This product is very similar to my PQI 128MB Cool Drive Traveling Disk, which I've also reviewed, but with one BIG difference. The 1GB version of this drive holds A LOT more information than the 128MB could ever. Now what does 1GB mean? It's short for 1 GigaByte, which is 1