14 DAY TRIAL // Now that desktop DDR3 has pretty much hit its maximum frequency potential, memory makers have turned their attention towards the notebook space and going with this trend Corsair has just announced a new 8GB SODIMM dual-channel upgrade kit that works at 1866MHz.
The new kit is part of the company’s Vengeance memory series and according to Corsair it was specially developed in order to be used in laptops packing second generation Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors, also known as Sandy Bridge.
This doesn’t however mean that older notebook are not supported and Corsair is quick to point out that as long as your machine accepts standard DDR3 SODIMMs it will also support these memory modules.
Timings for the DDR3 1866MHz kit are set at 10-10-10-27 (CL1-), but users requiring lower latency can also opt for the CL9 version of these modules that also drops the memory speed to 1600MHz.
No matter the kit that one goes for, the SODIMM sticks require 1.5V to operate.
"As more complex applications and games are available in the market, many laptop users are looking for an easy way to improve their system performance in order to have the best experience." said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair.
"Our new Vengeance high-performance laptop memory kits allow performance-minded customers to boost their memory performance and capacity in an instant," concluded the company’s rep.
The new Corsair Vengeance high-performance notebook memory upgrade kits are available as we speak from the company’s worldwide network of resellers and distributors.
As far as pricing is concerned, the DDR3-1866 version of the 8GB kit has an MSRP of $149.99 (111 EUR), while the slightly slower 1600GHz kit retails for just $74.99 (55.5 EUR). A single 4GB module is priced at $39.99 (30 EUR).