PNY Optima 512MB DDR 333 MHz PC2700 Notebook/Laptop SODIMM Memory Module MN0512SD1-333

My 7yr old Dell Inspiron 8600, when new, only had 512Mb of RAM. As the machine got older and with larger RAM hungry programs installed, I was experiencing frequent mini-freezes. I thought, increasing the amount of RAM might help alleviate the freezes and maybe it would run a little faster. I never did that until now because of the high price of the RAM sticks for this particular machine. Once I found the PNY OPTIMA 1GB DDR 333 MHz for $38.99, I decided to increase the RAM from 512Mb to 2Gb.AS soon as the two 1Gb sticks arrived, I had them installed, only to find out that one of the sticks was defective (that happens from time to time). Amazon promptly shipped a replacement stick and I received it by FedEx on the 2nd day!Since upgrading the RAM in this machine to 2Gb, the mini-freezes are practically non existent, programs no longer hang and close quickly. The restart process now takes from 1/2 to 1/3 of the time it took when I only had 512Mb of RAM. It's amazing how well the machine functioned w/512Mb, when those same programs & processes require more than 1Gb of RAM.My advice is; if your machine is low on RAM, has hanging programs that are slow to close or the shutdown/restart process takes 4-5min, then this RAM upgrade is well worth the investment, hence the 5 star rating!

Looked at a number of companies' memory chips and decided to take chance on PNY. I have used their products in the past and been completely satisfied. I purchased this for my 700m (and specifically wanted to mention this since I had a hard time determining the requirements for a 700m). The Dell takes one or two modules up to 1GB each. They don't have to match in size, so I am told, but it is best if they do. I purchased two 1GB modules. Installation was not as easy as expected, but not hard either. The lower memory module is inserted by removing the "M" panel from the bottom of the Inspiron. The upper module requires that you disassemble part of the computer. Again, not as hard as expected. [...] It took me about 20 minutes to install both chips and get the laptop up and running. What a difference! I started with 2 x 256MB and upgraded to 2 x 1GB. Where the laptop churned and churned when I switched users--taking 2-3 minutes to switch--now a user change takes about 10-15 secs.Should things change after I have had them for a while, I will update this. For the moment, I am very pleased.

As for general comments on this chip, installation was simple, though that's more dependent on your computer than on the brand of memory you buy. Everything ran a lot smoother immediately after installing the extra GB. I don't really know what else to say about memory. Quick and easy upgrade!Also, a few comments on my particular notebook on the off-chance someone else has the same model and is considering this as an upgrade: I own a Toshiba M305-S3511 notebook, purchased in April 2006. It originally came with 512 MB of RAM, but the upgrade brought it up to a total of 1.5 GB. When I purchased this, I was a bit worried because there were warnings about Kingston and Samsung memory overheating and melting in my particular model of notebook, but didn't see anything on PNY which led to my purchasing this brand over the competition. I have had this chip in for almost a month now, and have had no problems.

Replaced 2 512 MB 266 MHZ Dimms with 2 of these 1gb 333 MHZ on my sons old Dell 800.First time I tried to replace memory on a PC. After seeing some YouTube videos, I can now confirm these are so easy to replace. Just make sure that they are placed in the slots correctly. (Else you get an error upon boot and a message reducing memory. :=0The PC recogized the memory immediately and I was able to confirm the upgrade on System Icon on the control panel which reflected 2 Gb of memory.The effect for boot time, active server pages and just about everything else was immediate and dramatic. Doubling the memory with 25% faster chips did the trick!Don't seem to see any difference in heat generation over the original Dimms.I do know these saved me from upgrading my Sons PC for at least another year!I would recommend this if you have an older PC that could use a turbo boost.

I have an old IBM Thinkpad T42 which I still use for it's lightweight and ergonomics. I ordered PNY OPTIMA 1GB DDR 333 from Amazon and it arrived ahead of schedule. So that was a very good buying experience.Though I am around computers a lot, I am not into hardware as such. So I googled about how to insert the memory into the laptop and followed the instructions - open the memory slot from the back, pull the holding clips to the side and it pops open. Then replace the memory, push it down by snapping the clips back. As simple as that. No problem at all. So that was a very good installation experience.Then start the laptop back and Ubuntu comes back to life without any issues. And it has been good for the last whole week I have been using it. So there is a very good usage experience.Overall I am very happy about this product.

I had two sticks of 256MB PC2700 RAM in my Dell Inspiron 600m and one of them had fried. I desperately needed an upgrade. After doing a ton of online research, I settled on a 1gb stick of PNY PC2700 RAM and found that Amazon offered the best price over anyone else. Best Buy was selling the same RAM for 200% more! (the crooks)I learned later on that this particular stick of RAM came from a CompUSA in Pennsylvania, which was going out of business.Delivery was very fast and the item arrived safely. After a quick installation of the new RAM the performance difference was immediately apparent and there were no problems whatsoever.I've been running my new RAM for nearly a month now and have no complaints despite the fact that my laptop gets as hot as the sun. If I should decide to upgrade to 2gb of RAM, I'll be sure to order the exact same thing. :)

no problems with this one, easy to install, would recommend it. It did make my old laptop a bit faser.

Happy with the product,, So far is working good on my Libretto U100.

Fonctionne bien.