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PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Model number: N1GX53OPT | SKU: 7963037

Up the ante with this 1GB notebook memory that will make multitasking quick and simple while improving speed and performance.

Average Customer Rating: 4.528 4.5 out of 5
33 of 36 (92%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Review 1 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
1
1.0 5
 
OMG   10/10/2008
By Anonymous Reviewer
Value for Price
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Use
1
1.0 5
 
Performance
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
3
3.0 5
 

What's great about it: Cheap
What's not so great: Cheap

"Bought it for my Gateway M-1625...and retuned it twice. Verified at the store that both sticks were DOA. (two different times). Bought the Corsair CGM2X2GS800 "Gaming" modules...AND IT WORKS GREAT!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 2 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great memory, cheap price   10/09/2008
By clw2 from ks
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: cheap
What's not so great: none

"I put 2 sticks into an HP a1102n originally had 512mb ram, Pulled both cards out, put in ONE stick to check it would boot up and run, it did, so I put both 1G sticks in slots one and two, and then put the two old sticks in 3 & 4 and Volia! I now have 2.49 g of ram... mucho faster, love it! Thanks!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 3 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
1
1.0 5
 
is this "real" ?   09/14/2008
By lovelyapple from new york

"I bought these rams at Bestbuy but I noticed that the ones I got are of "blue" color and the black chips are written "elixir" and not "PNY"...I don't know what's going on....I installed one RAM first. So far it's working. I will try to install the other one later....This is strange...Does anyone know why Elixir Memory Ram are packaged into PNY ??? Thanks."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 4 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Works great!   08/07/2008
By suncm

What's great about it: great system improvement

"I bought two of these to replace two 512MB memory cards in my Dell Latitude D820 and I've encountered no problems so far!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 5 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great!   06/03/2008
By ev5unleash from Springfield, PA

What's great about it: Great for laptops and the iMac. (GREAT PRICE)
What's not so great: None

"I have an iMac boot-camping Windows XP Home Edition. Although XP does not consume that much RAM I needed it. I'm a BIG multi-tasker and I play World of Warcraft with the video settings way up. Since I've noticed lag (I suspected it was a loading problem moving from place to place) and I needed the RAM I easily baught it, stuck it in the iMac and bam. I've noticed fast load times in XP and switching from one program to the other. This also fixed the HUGE lag problem and my theories were correct."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 6 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
A must for laptops these days   02/19/2008
By Blee1285

What's great about it: Quality memory, Easy to install
What's not so great: 1GB is not a good future investment

"If you intend on purchasing a new laptop anytime soon, then you might want to stick with a 1 stick 2GB ram. This will ensure that you will be able to take advantage of faster computers in the future. Most laptops these days hold 4GB but windows vista generally only reads 3GB. Since laptops only have 2 slots for ram, the best combo is 1 - 1GB stick and 1- 2GB stick = 3GB ram."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 7 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Better Performance for Sure!   02/18/2008
By Hatchman from Suffolk, VA

What's great about it: Great $50 Price Drop for Laptop RAM.
What's not so great: None so far.

"Added additional 1 GB of RAM for the Sony VAIO NR 220 acquired earlier. Definately a performance booster using Vista. Improved sluggishness when working with multiple programs and opening Web pages. Good product at a great price."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 8 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Very good value   12/29/2007
By crimm from LI, NY

What's great about it: Great speed boast!
What's not so great: none so far

"Works like a charm in my Sony Vaio VGN-NR180(i bought 2 1gb sticks). Vista boots much faster, doesn't freeze anymore while opening multiple applications. Its a must have if your have Vista"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 9 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
VERY GOOD CHOICE   12/26/2007
By ACE18 from INDIANA

What's great about it: Very Fast
What's not so great: NONE

"This is an amazing product. I bought the 1gb RAM and its amazing how much faster it made my laptop. I am going to buy another 1gb one and install it."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 10 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Good purchase   12/26/2007
By Dee48

What's great about it: excellent price
What's not so great: none yet

"I purchased two 1GB at the sale price of 29.99 each which I think was the best buy ever. Will install it today, so we'll see how it runs. Good deal with the price."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 11 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Very Good Product   12/02/2007
By ElectronicJunkie from Green Bay Packer State!!

What's great about it: Vista is much better!
What's not so great: Have none at this time

"Picked up Two of these for my Laptop. Sure happy I did.
No more hangups and slow pages. I would recommend this to any one, 2GB or more for Vista."


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 12 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
3
3.0 5
 
So So...   12/01/2007
By opod

What's great about it: Noticeable computer performance
What's not so great: One stick was DOA

"I bought 2 sticks of this RAM and one was DoA, while the other made my computer crash a few times. I am running Vista Home Premium on a Toshiba P205 Satelite."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 13 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Deal!!   11/26/2007
By JTW2001 from Columbia, SC

What's great about it: Quality, good warranty!
What's not so great: None so far.

"I bought two of these 1gb chips to upgrade on my Apple Mac. It made it so much faster and installation was a breeze. I highly suggest these chips, they do what they are supposed to!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 14 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
WHAT A BARGAIN   10/23/2007
By GOALIEONE from New Jersey

"Installed this in my Gateway ML3109, WOW, what a difference! Before with only 512mb, and running Vista, was very sluggish. Now, I'm zooming!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 15 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
nice deal but 2 pack is even better deal   10/17/2007
By arctic

What's great about it: reusable with near-future laptops
What's not so great: none

"Upgraded memory capacity of my laptop before installing MS IE 7 and McAfee Total Protection which are memory hogs. Didn't think that I'd use the full 1GB of RAM but turned out to be wrong whenever lots of tabbed MS IE windows are opened.

I also downloaded and ran a memory tester on the RAM and the RAM passed with flying colors although only high-end laptops may be able to use the RAM at top speed."


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Review 16 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
worth it   10/13/2007
By marque1986 from greensboro nc

"i bought a Gateway ML3109 with just 512mb, its just for my entertainment but downloaded music and ripping cds took its toll on my available memory so i bought the 1 gig stick. i missed the sale but im still satisfied with my purchase. im not going to upgrade to the full 2 gigs because this is just my first pc. i plan to get a second laptop and the need arises i will be getting more memory."

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Review 17 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great price   10/13/2007
By EJNS from South Florida

What's great about it: Price (on sale)
What's not so great: None

"Ordered online, pick up at store. Easy and fast install and works as advertised."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 18 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
good 4 the price   09/22/2007
By babykake

"I get this item on sale and is working excelent with vista and my new toshiba laptop, highly recomended"

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Review 19 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Macbook   09/22/2007
By infowarrior from CA

"Makes a great addition (when on sale for $42) to a Mac. Saves hundred over the more expensive mem sticks. Oh so slight moments of sluggishness are outweighed by the cheap price."

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Review 20 for PNY Optima 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
So far, so good...   09/20/2007
By SpaceDog from Cincinnati, OH

"Bought 2 1GB sticks while on sale. Very easy to install and has really speeded up the laptop's performance. Even though the sale's ended, still a great upgrade. 2 GB with Vista makes a big difference."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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