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Thread ID: 88889	2008-04-13 07:09:00	How Reliable are Cheap Memory Sticks?	JohnnyR (9277)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
658373	2008-04-13 07:09:00	There are a lot of cheap memory sticks for sale, particularly on Trade Me. There are no real moving parts so how reliable are the cheapies? Does it matter which brand you buy? Any advice appreciated. Ta JR	JohnnyR (9277)
658374	2008-04-13 07:55:00	There are a lot of cheap memory sticks for sale, particularly on Trade Me. There are no real moving parts so how reliable are the cheapies? Does it matter which brand you buy? Any advice appreciated. Ta JR The rubbish brands are not very reliable, and you can get data corruption. Stick with the name brands like imation, kingston, etc, as they aren't much more expensive anyway.	robbyp (2751)
658375	2008-04-13 07:57:00	I wouldnt buy it from trademe. Ram at a shop is pretty cheap (well depending on what youre getting - DDR DRR2 etc). And at least you can take it back, if it plays up	Speedy Gonzales (78)
658376	2008-04-13 08:06:00	from experience, with no brands in particular, but we'll just say 'cheapies' , the read/write speeds are really really crappy. Besides that, in general you can get very nice storage for your money - of course at the sacrifice of speed. There's also the problem of the USB connectors falling off.	Deathwish (143)
658377	2008-04-13 08:18:00	Yep, cheapness is a good indication of read/write speeds. I bought a cheap Transcend 8GB USB drive for $90 about 18 months ago, never had any probs with it and as crappy as the write speeds are (700 MB in 2 mins), it went through the wash last weekend and I'd basically written it off. Tried it the next day it was as good as new. Maybe a wash every now and then is a good idea, lol.	sal (67)
658378	2008-04-13 08:25:00	Yep, cheapness is a good indication of read/write speeds. I bought a cheap Transcend 8GB USB drive for $90 about 18 months ago, never had any probs with it and as crappy as the write speeds are (700 MB in 2 mins), it went through the wash last weekend and I'd basically written it off. Tried it the next day it was as good as new. Maybe a wash every now and then is a good idea, lol. oh crap, i actually was thinking i should probably exclude transcend from my initial post while i was writing that lol. yeah, transcend is one of those few cheapies that is actually not too bad.	Deathwish (143)
658379	2008-04-13 08:25:00	I am afraid of buying memory from auction sites because they may be counterfeit . I have bought an SD card off eBay, it was labelled as a Sandisk and it was a fake . Given that memory are so cheap, you could really just buy it off a store under pricespy . co . nz . Most people 1 or 2GB is plenty . My bro bought a mini SD card for his phone, Kingston brand, 1GB, for about $21 . I understand Sandisk cards for 2GB cost about $60 each now . . .	Nomad (952)
658380	2008-04-13 08:56:00	I asked this question on the Experts' Exchange recently because I had 4 x 1GB Kingston budget RAM modules which performed no problem with 32-bit Windows and Linux but blue screened with 64-bit . One top gun there recommended A-data as a very good budget brand . I bought 2 x 2GB A-data from Ascent Technologies for a song and it's a raging success . I'm using it with 64-bit OS which apparently is more aggressive in its memory utilization than 32-bit, and is thus more sensitive to loading issues - hence my problem . Also, all motherboards that use unbuffered modules will run more reliably with only 2 modules installed due to much lower electrical loading on the address and data buses . So 2 x 2GB is safer than 4 x 1GB . Can't speak too highly of Ascent Technologies and although i sell parts on Trademe I would no longer buy any . Once bitten . . . :)	Vallis (8886)
658381	2008-04-13 10:35:00	Um, Vallis, I think we're talking about thumbdrives/flashsticks not RAM sticks...	GeneralKanos (13592)
658382	2008-04-13 19:23:00	Cheap memory sticks is the phrase in the question. Memory? My memory's not the best. My wife finds my car keys for me. But I thought a memory stick was a non-geek term for a RAM module. Semantics are a worry, n'est ce pas? :o)	Vallis (8886)
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