RAM upgrade for Thinkpad X60

Hello
I plan to upgrade my RAM from 1GB to 4GB in my X60. I have found two different RAM models of Kingston. One is specially made for Lenovo X60 [1] and one is the HyperX model [2] with the same specs. Should I chose one over the other? If yes, which and why?
Regards
MonsieurBon
[1] http://www.studentenrabatt.ch/w/Produktdetail?action=product.do&content=Produkt-Beschreibung&id=0000...
[2] http://digitec.ch/ProdukteDetails2.aspx?Reiter=Details&Artikel=149023

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