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Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Model number: KPR5300/1GR | SKU: 8224986

Get the speed and multitasking power you need when you use this module to boost your computer's memory.

Average Customer Rating: 4.659 4.7 out of 5 (41 Reviews)
40 of 41 (98%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Does What It Says On The Tin...   01/19/2010
By tchnomancer from York, PA
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: Good, solid, replacement memory

"Needed replacement memory for an old Dell XPS desktop after my son dumped coffee into the old one. These sticks did exactly what they said .. good, solid, replacement memory."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 2 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
A Decent Upgrade   01/16/2010
By NoctV from New Jersey
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

"It was an easy installation and a decent upgrade from a trustworthy brand name. It has transformed one of my sluggish desktop PCs into something actually usable."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 3 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Works Great   09/01/2009
By Kset from Carbondale, IL
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

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What's great about it: PnP: That's just what I am used to.
What's not so great: My big hands had a little difficulty gripping them. Thier shorter than my other chip sets.

"I bought a pair of these last night.PnP-no problem- I'm part of the Nintendo generation and I had little to no difficulty installing them. I am a guy and my hands are big, so it probably took a little longer than it should have but in the long run I did not get frustrated, went back in after a short break and my computer runs extra fast now with 4GB of RAM. Also, the reason I rated the price at four and not five is because everyhting could be a little cheaper. Overall, my computer can take anything I throw at it, flawlessly."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 4 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

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Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Great memory kingston 1g ddram   07/13/2009
By bestuse from atlanta
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

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What's great about it: Great memory
What's not so great: none

"hi i ordered this Memory for my hp desktop Great memory at a great price. My Ex worked in IT and said if you want to buy the best memory - buy Kingston -- and this place had the best price and QUICK shipping."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 5 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
good cheap ram   03/25/2009
By weston502 from appleton, WI
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: very good product. very stable no problems after several months of use. i overclocked these and was able to get them to
What's not so great: very small in size. fans would be more effective if they had more surface area. this is probably a plus for most though.

"i overclocked these and was able to get them to run at 900 mhz. that a HUGE improvement. i will be working more as i can tell these can go higher."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 6 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
RAM is Good When You Get One That Works   12/31/2008
By Tony82 from Chicago, IL
Value for Price
3
3.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
3
3.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: Good price when on sale, simple installation like any RAM
What's not so great: Non-sale price is insane, seems to have high amount of bad sets

"When you get this RAM on sale and it works, it's a good deal and pretty responsive. Unfortunately I seem to have gotten a high amount of faulty sticks. 2/3's of the ones I've bought so far have not worked properly and had to be replaced.

Just be aware of this and be ready to return it if your computer either doesn't work or runs far slower than usual with these sticks in.
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 7 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
1
1.0 5
 
Not worth it!   12/29/2008
By Sunnybac from Grove City, Ohio
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: Easy to install
What's not so great: Dosent work

"Just keep in mind, cheap ram is not good, and good ram is not cheap. Avoid the hassle, you get what you pay for."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 8 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Excellent product - Price - Quality   12/17/2008
By Horsemouth from Tampa Bay
Value for Price
4
4.0 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: Easy to install, high performance.
What's not so great: A little expensive.

"Kingston memory is more expensive than other brands of memory but they stand behind their product and the quality of the memory is outstanding. I installed 2 GIG PC5300 DIMM's into my Dell E510 increasing my memory to a total of 3 GIGS.

The PC now boots up Windows XP and performs programs considerably faster. Increasing memory by adding RAM to a PC is one of the simplest and effective ways to improve your PC's performance.

I highly recommend Kingston memory. I have also had good experience with PNY memory but Best Buy didn't offer PNY in-store.
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Value   08/22/2008
By PCsROCK from NJ

What's great about it: Fast, easy set-up, cheap, no drivers
What's not so great: none!

"This is a great product for the price. I picked up one of these for my desktop and am going back for another one."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 10 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Speeds PC up greatly!!!   08/01/2008
By PCGeek1 from NJ

What's great about it: Fast, reliable, easy installation, no software/drivers
What's not so great: None

"The RAM was extremely easy to install and worked immediately. It speeds the computer up very much."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 11 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
My memory is much better now!   07/20/2008
By thoresp from Twin Cities, MN

What's great about it: Does what it promises
What's not so great: Can be a little tricky to install

"I bought my Dell 3 years ago with 1 GB of memory. It worked like a charm, but 3 years later I found that some of my programs use a great deal of resources. I did not need a new computer, but I did need to upgrade. I bought 2 of these memory sticks and they work like a charm! Norton Antivirus still sucks up a lot of memory, but it does not matter anymore.... My computer is faster and much more responsive. The biggest pay off has been with games. Hellgate London is now a joy to play and loads much faster! I had been thinking of upgrading my graphics card, which I may still do (in anticipation of Diablo III), but for now the extra memory turns out to be something I should have done a year ago. Installing was fairly easy, my PC is a little cramped in there though (not Kingston's fault) and they snapped in a bit more difficult that I anticipated. BUT well worth the investment :-) Going from 1 to 3 GB of RAM is like getting a new machine."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 12 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
AWSOME PURCHASE   06/01/2008
By KABJJRB from dubuque, ia

What's great about it: easy to install and comatible with other computers
What's not so great: havn't found any

"this product is great. i bought two 1gig chips for my emachine desktop. installing both took less than ten minutes. my computer runs so much faster. i can open multiple browsers and listen to online radio which i couldn't before. anyone who wants more speed from there computer should buy this product. personally i don't think my computer could run any faster than it does now."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 13 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Easy to install   04/29/2008
By RockenRobin from Gardnerville, NV

What's great about it: Add more memory to your P/C fast and easy..
What's not so great: There's a lot of memory boards on the market but, I've found that Kingston Technology to be the easiest to install.

"I wanted to add more memory to my computer. It was easy to install in about an half hour..I love the way my computer works, "it so fast". It's like having a whole new computer. I would recommend this product 100% to anyone."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 14 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Kingston 1GB PC5300 DDR2 DIMM   04/13/2008
By TJrAvA

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

"It's memory, which will speed up multitasking, and its cheap."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 15 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Still reliable   03/13/2008
By SHIFFTY1 from York, PA

What's great about it: very good value

"Good to see that Kingston is still providing good, reliable memory. We've been using kingston memory for the past 9 years and have never had any problems with it. Installs easily and really gives the pc an extra boost to run tasks faster and play games better. Sometimes it's the cheapest price but never the cheapest brand."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 16 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
great product   02/25/2008
By PcDudeNo1 from Indiana

What's great about it: works well, great price
What's not so great: none

"I just got 2gig more of this last week.

They were on sale for $30 each!

You cant beat that!

Beef up your PC for cheap, get that new machine to do what it supposed to do. My PC jumped up big time after this upgrade.

Enjoy
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 17 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

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Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Great Value   02/18/2008
By Sirgad from TN

What's great about it: Great value, dependable
What's not so great: None

"I bought this to replace a faulty chip in my PC. It has worked like a champ thus far. It was recognized instantly and had not compatibility issues. I would recommend this."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 18 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Excellent for Vista   02/15/2008
By Anonymous from Illinois

What's great about it: Easy install, excellent performance increase

"It is hard to beat this 1GB of RAM for a nice sale price. I purchased two and upgraded my HP s7700n (Slimline) from 1GB of RAM to 2GB of RAM. My performance went up by over 50%! Vista uses a LOT of RAM, so I strongly recommend a minimum of 2GB, especially if you are running one of the versions with the Aero interface and/or any MS Office version. Kingston has been around a long time and produces very reliable products!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 19 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Well Worth While   02/13/2008
By JLO3 from Manchester, CT

What's great about it: Speeds up slow perfomance on a laptop
What's not so great: None

"I purchased the Kingston 1GB DDR2 DIMM Memory this week and had it installed at best buy buy the geek squad. I am very pleased with what this product has been able to do for my laptop's prior sluggish performance. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 notebook which is almost 3 years old. My notebook had 516mhz of ram and after the upgrade has 1.2GB. I immediately noticed that my computer loaded much quicker than it had in the past. It almost felt like my computer was new again. I am planning on going back to best buy and upgrading my laptop with another 1GB DDR2 DIMM Memory chip from Kingston. The best part is that this product is on sale for a great price and the geek squad technicians were able to install it within 10 minutes at the store. I highly recommend this product for consumers whose laptops seem sluggish and want more zip when multitasking!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 20 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Desktop Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Product   02/12/2008
By ValeriaS from FT Smith AR

What's great about it: Faster execution, easy to install
What's not so great: haven't found any cons yet

"I recently upgraded to 2g ram, my computer runs faster when multi-tasking. I am very pleased."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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