(12-19-2018, 05:21 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I ought to get a little more familiar with the internals. My comment was only relative to peripherals. I've had really good experiences with nvidia gfx cards so far (all second hand as well) and had horrendous experiences with AMD cards. Again, my experience is limited.

(12-19-2018, 02:52 AM)mothered Wrote:

(12-19-2018, 02:28 AM)vex. Wrote: I know this is a bit of a bump. Anyways, I consider Kingston to have great SSDs but not as good as the Samsung EVOS/Pro or not as bad as Sandisk SSDs

I agree with SSDs, and also Ram/memory.

I've been using Kingston Ram for more than a decade, and no complaints whatsoever.

It's good to hear more about these, since I wouldn't know the first thing. I definitely value durability and it seems you do too. I'll have to keep Kingston in mind in future. Are they particularly expensive or mid-range pricing?

(12-20-2018, 02:57 AM)mothered Wrote:

(12-19-2018, 05:21 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I ought to get a little more familiar with the internals. My comment was only relative to peripherals. I've had really good experiences with nvidia gfx cards so far (all second hand as well) and had horrendous experiences with AMD cards. Again, my experience is limited.

(12-19-2018, 02:52 AM)mothered Wrote: I agree with SSDs, and also Ram/memory.

I've been using Kingston Ram for more than a decade, and no complaints whatsoever.

It's good to hear more about these, since I wouldn't know the first thing. I definitely value durability and it seems you do too. I'll have to keep Kingston in mind in future. Are they particularly expensive or mid-range pricing?

They are a little more expensive than their counterparts, but nothing significant.

For peace of mind, It's well worth paying a few extra dollars, namely because Kingston has a lifetime warranty on Ram, Flash memory cards, SD cards and a few others.

(12-20-2018, 12:42 PM)Jiggly Wrote:

(12-20-2018, 02:57 AM)mothered Wrote:

(12-19-2018, 05:21 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I ought to get a little more familiar with the internals. My comment was only relative to peripherals. I've had really good experiences with nvidia gfx cards so far (all second hand as well) and had horrendous experiences with AMD cards. Again, my experience is limited.


It's good to hear more about these, since I wouldn't know the first thing. I definitely value durability and it seems you do too. I'll have to keep Kingston in mind in future. Are they particularly expensive or mid-range pricing?

They are a little more expensive than their counterparts, but nothing significant.

For peace of mind, It's well worth paying a few extra dollars, namely because Kingston has a lifetime warranty on Ram, Flash memory cards, SD cards and a few others.

I think lifetime warranty may have sold me. As long as I have the funds I'd rather pay the extra few bucks. It'll save me in the long run, compared to  to buying a new part every year or two. If only I'd had that attitude before thinking 500GB on this laptop would be "enough" xD I should have saved for 1-2TB.

(12-20-2018, 03:28 PM)mothered Wrote:

(12-20-2018, 12:42 PM)Jiggly Wrote:

(12-20-2018, 02:57 AM)mothered Wrote: They are a little more expensive than their counterparts, but nothing significant.

For peace of mind, It's well worth paying a few extra dollars, namely because Kingston has a lifetime warranty on Ram, Flash memory cards, SD cards and a few others.

I think lifetime warranty may have sold me. As long as I have the funds I'd rather pay the extra few bucks. It'll save me in the long run, compared to  to buying a new part every year or two. If only I'd had that attitude before thinking 500GB on this laptop would be "enough" xD I should have saved for 1-2TB.

Yes, the lifetime warranty Is a one-off payment for the duration of the Item. Barring any unforeseen loopholes, you never have to worry about the replacement cost.

In terms of your HDD, 500GB Is not much nowadays. I always allow for expansion- files only get bigger as the years go by, hence the capacity to accommodate them also Increases.

(12-20-2018, 08:46 PM)Jiggly Wrote:

(12-20-2018, 03:28 PM)mothered Wrote:

(12-20-2018, 12:42 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I think lifetime warranty may have sold me. As long as I have the funds I'd rather pay the extra few bucks. It'll save me in the long run, compared to  to buying a new part every year or two. If only I'd had that attitude before thinking 500GB on this laptop would be "enough" xD I should have saved for 1-2TB.

Yes, the lifetime warranty Is a one-off payment for the duration of the Item. Barring any unforeseen loopholes, you never have to worry about the replacement cost.

In terms of your HDD, 500GB Is not much nowadays. I always allow for expansion- files only get bigger as the years go by, hence the capacity to accommodate them also Increases.

I'd never filled out 500GB on a HDD before (or filled any HDD), and thought I was compensating enough for the partial use of this laptop (not being my main machine). However, I got into gaming more and new games come out which require upwards of 50GB - I just uninstalled one which was 84GB. I have certainly learned my lesson!