Customer Reviews for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Model: MN4096SD3-1333
SKU: 3779273
UPC: 751492505732
Optima Memory is the perfect upgrade to boost the performance of your PC, for casual gaming or your Windows 7 or OS X 10.6 experience. PNY memory upgrades improve the overall system performance for an outstanding value with speeds and densities compatible with all popular desktop and notebook PCs.
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
(68 Reviews) 68
Rating Snapshot 68 reviews
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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82% of reviewers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Review 1 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
increased speed
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: speed
What's not so great: nothing
glad to have faster processing so that I can acomplish work in a timely manner
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Newbie
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 0028824442
Reward Zone number: 0028824442
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Review 2 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Great way to speed up a laptop.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Reliable and easy to install
PNY is in all my computers. It's a great upgrade for a modest price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 2835181350
Reward Zone number: 2835181350
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Review 3 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Just Works!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: mbparks
from Patuxent River, MD
on 06/07/2013
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Mac compatible
What's not so great: Nada
Not much to say, they work for the 2012 iMac. Helps speed up the computer dramatically.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Multimedia (music, movies, photos)
Reward Zone number: 0774245720
Reward Zone number: 0774245720
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Review 4 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Accomplished what I needed it to.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Huskerguy
from Phoenix, AZ
on 06/01/2013
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Allows smooth operation of Dragon Speak software
What's not so great: no concerns
I was using a speech recognition program on my laptop for work and the original laptop had only 2 GB of RAM out of the box. I constantly had crashes and freezes with the program, which had a recommended minimum RAM requirement of 4 GB of RAM. I added a PNY 4GB SDRAM card (for a total of 6 GB of RAM) and have not had any trouble with it since. The whole laptop is running as fast as ever, even with heavy use and a nearly full hard drive.
Definitely better than spending the money on a new laptop.
Definitely better than spending the money on a new laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 0810984156
Reward Zone number: 0810984156
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Review 5 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Added Memory = Increased Performance!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Maxxed Memory Size
What's not so great: Nothing... so far
I purchased a new Dell All-in-One computer which came stock with 4GM Memory and 1TB Hard Drive. As I had preferred to buy a pc with at least 6GB memory, I decided to upgrade my pc's memory to the max of 8GB by adding this 4GB memory module. Geek Squad installed it for me so I'm unsure of the ease of installing but I didn't wait long! PC runs great so I'm happy with this upgrade.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Level of Expertise:Newbie
Reward Zone number: 2608813440
Reward Zone number: 2608813440
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Review 6 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Excellent
Customer Rating
5.0
I purchased card to up date ram on laptop. Speed is much faster...
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
Reward Zone number: 0236109560
Reward Zone number: 0236109560
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Review 7 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Bad batch
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: industryworker
from NH
on 05/17/2013
Value for Price
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Performance
1.0
Ease of Installation
1.0
What's great about it: Nothing good
What's not so great: Partially corrupt memory
It convinced me that the PC industry has a complete meltdown, finally, after taken over by smartphonablets.
I have upgraded my numerous laptops/PCs since late 90's from 100M->192M , 250M->500M, 500M->1G , to today's 4G->8G upgraded.
This is the first time I leave a product review with 1 star in my whole life. And this is also the first time I leave a review to BestBuy. The notion that a 5Gbps cell phone network is going to swipe the whole industry away is always in my mind. I use this laptop to eval a cisco's network monitoring tool that needs extra ram.
I have always thought that the late 90's early 00' system bootup memory check was unnecessary because I had never experienced any memory corruption in my whole life during that period. My current laptop does not have bootup memory check. Why does the industry remove the memory checks on all computers? It got old and got cocky.
The ram gave me blue screen of death when I ran the big software. I was skeptical at first until I took out the laptop's default 4G ram and attempted to boot with the PNY 4G ram. The boot would fail half of the time.
I exchanged the ram at the local store. The new ram would not allow the system to boot most of the time. I returned it and bought another one that was made by Kingston from bestbuy.com . That finally worked.
I will leave another 1 star feedback for the second nonfunctional ram.
But I will leave a 5 star feedback for the Kinston one.
But I will leave a 5 star feedback for the Kinston one.
I installed the ram a few times and then pull out my original ram several times and replace it with my other netbook's ram for a few days while deciding to replace it. So many installing tries is the reason I give this product the low rating for ease of installation
In conclusion, PC industry is at the pivotal point to a complete change. And this situation of the defective ram shows the beginning of the end.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:No
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 8 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
upgrade
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: it more usable space
I made this purchase to upgrade my computer. It has allowed me to hold more information and made my computer run faster.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Reward Zone number: 2792135236
Reward Zone number: 2792135236
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Review 9 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Upgraded my Laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Laptop runs faster and more programs at once
What's not so great: No down side
Good decision to upgrade the laptop. Am able to run more applications at the same time and just switch between them without slowing down the system.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Reward Zone number: 2811435347
Reward Zone number: 2811435347
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Review 10 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
great ram for faster speeds
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: helps speed up my laptop
What's not so great: a little pricey
great ram, very easy to install and speeds up my laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Reward Zone number: 2510624462
Reward Zone number: 2510624462
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Review 11 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
easy to install
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
3.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: More speed!
What's not so great: Never enough speed
Just what an old laptop needed to make it usable and functional.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 2723659138
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Review 12 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
It's simple. The memory works.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: 123cassie321
from Louisiana
on 04/26/2013
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: It works. It's affordable and it's simple to install. Laptop works much better now.
What's not so great: There's nothing that was not so great.
The memory worked great. Its affordable and was relatively simple to install. I upgraded two of my laptops using this memory. My laptops are working so much better now. And if you're not quite sure how to install it, there's tons of "How To" videos on YouTube.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Multimedia (music, movies, photos)
Reward Zone number: 2592100403
Reward Zone number: 2592100403
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Review 13 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Great price
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
Great memory upgrade for those looking to slightly boost the performance of your laptop
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:No
Reward Zone number: 0305841803
Reward Zone number: 0305841803
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Review 14 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Excellent. Self installed
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Works as advertised
What's not so great: no complaints
This was an excellent buy for the price! I've used this company's RAM before and have always had good results. Make sure though, it is for your "specific" setup.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
Reward Zone number: 0040424811
Reward Zone number: 0040424811
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Review 15 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
works perfect with my new laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Good RAM for the price, no problems yet, purchased a month ago
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 2873856562
Reward Zone number: 2873856562
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Review 16 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Does not work correctly in Apple computers.
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
1.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: easy install
What's not so great: Not compatible with Apple.
Asked for assistance from best buy computer for guy...he indicated that this memory would work in a Mac....and he had himself used it in his Mac with no issues. Installed. Could only upgrade one memory card...the Mac would not recognize both. Even with using one, I continued to get reboots and system crashed. I then bought memory specially designed for Apple...from a website and now have no problems. Disappointed that the best buy guy would mislead a customer for a sale.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Newbie
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 0416162040
Reward Zone number: 0416162040
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Review 17 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Speed
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: The product was easy to install. Great deal for such great speed..
The product was easy to install. Great deal for such great speed..
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Newbie
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 2023352968
Reward Zone number: 2023352968
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Review 18 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
So far so good ... added memory.
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Lots of room now for AutoCAD 2013.
What's not so great: I do not know yet ... So far so good.
I'm happy with it so far. So for the purpose of adding memory, it's good.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Level of Expertise:Newbie
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Multimedia (music, movies, photos)
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Review 19 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
Two bad sticks in a row, terrible quality
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Performance
1.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: Cheap
What's not so great: Poor quality
Purchased as a birthday present, stick failed and was causing blue screens in less than a week. Got replacement from local Best Buy, stick failed on 2nd day, wouldn't even allow for memory diagnostics to run.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
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Review 20 for PNY - 4GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module
compatibilty
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
3.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Performance
3.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: not sure
What's not so great: not compatible wiith all laptops
doesn't work on some type of laptops. I installed it on my samsung laptop though it did showed up but when entering windows it froze.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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