Crucial 2GB Set(2x1GB) 200-Pin PC2 5300 667Mhz SODIMM DDR2 RAM
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Customer Review: Great price, easy install, reliable
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is for 2GB (2x 1GB sticks) of Crucial 200-Pin DDR2 SODIMM (PC2 5300 / DDR2-667) dual channel laptop memory. The memory was installed and utilized in a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop (Core Duo T2500) that was manufactured mid-2006, and uses Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition (XP SP-2) as the main operating system.
The installation was painless and took less than 5 minutes due to the easy access to the slots. I used nitrile rubber gloves to handle the memory in an effort to minimize contamination and static electricity. Once installed, the BIOS will ask you to confirm the changes to the memory capacity. I verified that the SODIMM sticks were indeed DDR2-667 / 2GB total.
Performance-wise, I did not notice any differences in boot-up or loading of applications using the Crucial RAM over the original 1GB (512MB x2 DDR2-533). I did want 2GB of RAM to prevent XP from using the swap file when using memory intensive applications.
Cost-wise, Newegg offered this "kit" at the lowest price and I am amazed at how inexpensive the memory was for a 2-year old laptop. I highly recommend you check and see how much it would cost to max out the RAM in your laptop because it is worth it. 1-1.5 GB will make life easier in XP, but 2GB (the max for my E1505) is icing on the cake. 512MB of RAM for XP is really pushing it but still feasible.
Pros: Inexpensive, Crucial stands for high quality / lifetime warranty against defects, decent performance, and painless installation.
Cons: Not as fast as the high-performance brands (Mushkin, OCZ) but there are other real bottlenecks in a laptop besides the RAM (such as video card, CPU, hard drive, motherboard chipsets).
Overall: The Crucial 2GB kit offers significant value and if I had realized it was so inexpensive, I would have upgraded years ago.
Customer Review: My computer is doing much better
Summary: 5 Stars
My computer has been working so much better since I switched my RAM. I have the hp dv4275nr notebook computer that I purchased in the spring of 2006. I think the original RAM had only 512MB. My computer would often freeze for 30 seconds or one minute, especially when I had few tabs open. I could not use many programs at once. I deleted all my files, re-installed windows, got rid of things I did not need from the startup list, etc, but the computer was still very slow and would stop all the time. It just got to a point that I could not really do research and write papers. I was actually thinking of buying a new computer but my friend suggested I could try upgrading my RAM. This was definitely a great choice. I think I can use my computer for few or many more years. Since I switched the RAM in late August, my computer has been fine. The startup time did not change so it still takes a bit of time, but it works fine even when I have many tabs on the internet and have several programs open. I have had no problems. =)
By the way. Taking the old RAMs out and putting the new ones in was pretty easy. However, it was a bit hard for me to open the computer's back RAM section. I had to unscrew several screws and it wouldn't open. I was scared it might break but I had to sort of force open the computer's outer layer. It came off fine. When the computer's outer RAM door/section was open, taking out the RAMs and putting in the RAMs was very easy.
Customer Review: Strains credulity but not the pocketbook.
Summary: 5 Stars
Compare these prices with those of a year or two ago, or for that matter with the same memory at Apple Store. These boards from Crucial are a mere fraction of the cost and are assembled in America to boot! (The ones installed by Apple are Korean.) Even if you have someone else do the installation, this is as safe and sensible a purchase as you're likely to make.
Advantages: 1. Low-cost doubling of your computer's memory. 2. They fit my 13" Macbook (midsummer '07 edition). 3. The computer instantly saw them.
Potential negatives: 1. Unlike an iMac or Mac desktop, which has just one cache to fill, the Mac notebook size requires purchasing two circuit boards and throwing out the old ones. 2. These gave me just a bit more trouble than previous installations of memory for an iBook. Desk-top installations are a cinch, but with the nano spaces of the Macbook it helps to have good light along with a jeweler's tools, eyes and hand coordination (one of the mite-sized screws refused to come out, and then another objected to going back in, making it an hour-long project).
Is there an immediate, dramatic difference in speed and efficiency? I didn't even notice dramatic improvement after installing the latest Airport Extreme with "n" protocol, despite Apple's claims of quadrupling internet speed. With some of these things, it's the thought that counts.
Customer Review: Much better than buying memory from Apple
Summary: 5 Stars
I was torn between buying the Crucial RAM or buying the 2x 1GB set from Apple due to concerns that (since Jobs is a nutcase) the Crucial wouldn't fit my mid-2007 MacBook white/function properly (recommended dimensions from Apple are slightly smaller than the dimensions listed here), but I'm glad I saved myself $50 by going with Crucial. Snapped in perfectly and was recognized as soon as I booted up my computer! Activity Monitor looks much happier since the upgrade from 2 512MB sticks, and the increase in speed is noticeable.
Many people seemed to have issues with the shipping, but I received it within a week. I do agree that it could have been packaged better (only came with a couple of air packs), but it wasn't damaged so I'm not worried.
The only concern if you're buying this for a Mac computer is that your machine may not recognize the Crucial RAM if you have to do a clean install, so just keep your old RAM as backup. I don't see that this would be a problem, but I have had to do a clean install in the past, so I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Bottom line is that the Crucial RAM is half the price of the Apple RAM, it fits fine in their older MacBooks, and I've definitely noticed the increase in speed. I'm a happy camper.
Customer Review: A very good buy....please follow these steps before you buy
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this product from Amazon and it was shipped in 2 hours.
You need to make sure you follow these steps before you purchase additional memory, otherwise you may landup purchasing an incompatible RAM.
1. Go to the corsair website.
2. Select memory configurator on the top right side.
3. Select Laptop and then the brand.
4. Then enter the model (normally found at the bottom of the laptop).
5. If asked for a chipset along with the model, then right click on My computer -> Properties -> hardware -> device manager.
6. Make it a point to open your laptop covering above your RAM and check the RAM model.
7. Do not trust your manufacturer manual. In my case, it was mentioned chipset 943 and RAM PC2-4200. After performing steps 5 & 6, I noticed my chipset was 945 and RAM PC2-5300.
8. Step 6 is also important, because you will have an idea about the available slots. In my case I had to increase from 1GB to 2GB. But I had 2 slots covered with 512MB each. So I had to purchase 2 * 1 GB.
Hope this review was helpful.