Kingston Technology KTH-PN426E/16G memory module 16 GB 1 x 16 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s 260-pin SO-DIMM ECC

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AI-generated summary

For £202.74 ex-VAT, a single 16GB DDR4 SO‑DIMM ECC module from Kingston is only a good deal if you *specifically* need ECC and you’re filling one memory slot on a compatible server or workstation. Kingston is generally reliable, and ECC on the right platforms is worth it for stability (VM hosts, homelab servers doing long uptimes, virtualization, file servers). If you already have 16GB and the machine supports ECC, buying the same brand/model is a sensible way to avoid compatibility headaches.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this blindly. The price is what makes it questionable: many DDR4 SO‑DIMM upgrades are materially cheaper when ECC isn’t required, and 2666-class modules aren’t “fast” by today’s standards—so if your priority is performance rather than error resilience, you may be paying for a feature you won’t benefit from. Also, ensure your device supports ECC *and* that it can run with a single 16GB stick alongside existing RAM (some systems behave better with matched kits). In short: buy it if your hardware is ECC/SO‑DIMM/2666 specific and you need one module; skip it if you don’t truly require ECC or if there’s a cheaper non‑ECC option that your server will happily take.