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Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

Model number: KPR5300SO/1GR | SKU: 8225681

Increase your portable processing power with this 1GB memory boost that improves your computer's multitasking ability.

Average Customer Rating: 4.74 4.7 out of 5 (31 Reviews)
30 of 31 (97%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

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

Review 1 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great!   11/21/2009
By lynx121 from STL
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

"I should have upgraded a long time ago! My laptop is now working so fast after I upgraded to 2GB from just having 1GB of RAM."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
So Far, So Excellent   09/14/2009
By DoogFuss0123 from USA
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: Followed install instructions and instant speed improvement
What's not so great: nothing

"After reading the numerous reviews on the 3 different 1gb pc2-5300 DDR2 (PNY for $29.99, Corsair Value Select $31.99, and this one for $34.99), and being a little bit concerned about the one or two unfavorable reviews all around, I decided this one was worth the extra couple of bucks. First time I ever opened up a laptop, so was a bit fearful of of the unknown, but I just had to follow the instructions from gateway's service document from their website. Put them both into my daughter's Gateway MT6451 with Vista (which came factory-equipeed with 2x512MB memory cards). It fired right up the first time, we noticed immediately the favorable speed increase. Lifetime warranty, 24/7 support on the Kingston memory; how can we go wrong? No gaming on her computer so I can't speak to that. Now what to do with these two perfectly good 512MB cards I just took out?"

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

Customer Rating
1
1.0 5
 
Non-gaming ram   07/14/2009
By Unktone from Kzoo, MI
Value for Price
2
2.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: It's just as easy to install as any other stick of ram.
What's not so great: clocking speeds, and fails under hard work.

"This ram is ok if you're goal is to have your applications load faster.

It is not ok if you're gaming -- read errors, access fails, too slow basically, skips a beat...it sucks.
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 4 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Good memory card   06/21/2009
By dgsdki from Minneapolis, Mn
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
 

What's great about it: My laptop performance enhanced.
What's not so great: Easy to use

"My laptap was very slow for a long time use before I bougt the memory card. After I installed it, the performance increased a lot and it is much more faster.
It even save me to buy a new laptop in a short time!
"


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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
good stuff!!   03/04/2009
By jal27 from ny
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: everything
What's not so great: none

"ezy to install... this chip stopped my older gateway pc from freezing up.. great for online radio and video !!! i was very close to gettin a new pc but this chip made my pc run great!!"

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

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Worth the money!   02/17/2009
By CallawayMan from Grand Forks, ND
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
 

"It is worth the money to spend a little bit on more memory for your computer. It is amazing how much it speeds things up. Easy to install."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
The best bang for your buck   07/28/2008
By MrLeto

What's great about it: Affordable, very effective, worth every cent
What's not so great: NONE

"I just bought two of these very well priced 1 gig memory cards and they completely changed my computer speed for the best. Internet pages load a lot faster and my over all multitasking capabilities are broadened. For such a low price if you want a reliable piece of hardware then this is the right thing for you."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 8 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Purchase   07/28/2008
By SHarris from Humble TX

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

"I purchased two 1GB for my laptop. Honestly, I was a little intimidated at first to upgrade my computer (never opening my laptop before). It took me less than 5 minutes to take out the old memory and input the new. The hardest part of the job was putting the screws back in. Money very well spent."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 9 for Kingston Technology Platinum Series 1GB PC5300 DDR2 Notebook Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Kingston rules   06/29/2008
By METZGERMEISTER from Des Moines, IA

What's great about it: It is good ram

"I used this to upgrade by girl friends laptop i bought her for her birthday from 1 gig of ram to 2 gigs. These were easy to install and work very very well. I would have to say if you are looking for ram nab one of these for sure."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Memory Upgrade   05/01/2008
By Isai from Euless, TX

What's great about it: Easy to install, good processing speed
What's not so great: None

"I bought a Sony VAIO with Vista which only had 1 Gig DDR2. I bought 2 of these and they greatly increase the speed and functionality of the laptop. I was planning on getting another computer, but with this memory upgrade, everything is now ok."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
nice buy   04/28/2008
By David86 from CA

What's great about it: Easy to install

"I got this for my new notebook running with vista home premium. You really need 2 gigs of memory. There was a very noticeable speed jump. I could run multiple programs very efficiently. Very easy to install!"

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
its great but prices here are steap   02/23/2008
By ndskadsen from california, ghetto

What's great about it: awsome speed, great price if bought at other site, so easy to install
What's not so great: umm, umm, this is hard

"this is just a great product, and i would deffinately reccomend it to any of my friends, even a technology noob (newbie for those old people) can install this which makes everybodys day. my problem is with best buy, who is charging like what 140 for this memory when you can get it at a discount online place that rhymes with pies electronics for 19.99."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Best Value RAM   02/11/2008
By Maddy22

What's great about it: Easy Installation

"I am glad I bought this when I did. I saved $140 because I bought 2 GB of it. I am sad that was the max for this. Two days later I bought another 2GB for a friend."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Product   02/10/2008
By IAquilter

What's great about it: Easy to install, no problems.
What's not so great: None

"Having received a new laptop for Christmas I wanted to increase the memory. I went to Best Buy and spoke with a rep who recommended this product. I purchased 2gbs. and came home and started doing my homework on how to install. My laptop has a good online manual that includes pictures on installing memory. I printed it out and 5 minutes later my upgrade was complete and has been working great since!"

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great!   01/30/2008
By fprado from South Brunswick, NJ

What's great about it: Now I like my Vista!
What's not so great: None

"I recently purchased a Vaio with 1GB and Vista Premium. It works pretty nice but some tasks are not so easy, especially to render 3D images. So, I took off both 512MB that cames in the notebook and put 2 x 1GB.

Its easy and fast! Highly recommended.
"


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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great buy   01/10/2008
By Merrier from CA

What's great about it: Easy to install, works great
What's not so great: none

"I purchased this for my son's Presario, which was so slow. He loves his laptop now! It turned a piece of junk into something worth keeping. It took all of 5 min to install. What a great buy!"

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Very Good Notebook Ram   01/08/2008
By Aguinaldo

What's great about it: Very good will make a difference. got it on sale
What's not so great: None and I hope none will happen

"I just installed this on my Sony Vaio and I wouldn't say it was a big difference for me because I had 2x 512MB and now I got 1.5 GB but there was a difference. Later on I will buy another one when it is on sale again for $30 and it is recommended for sure and also I would wait for it to be on sale. Its on sale mostly every 2-4 weeks because every week they have a 1GB notebook ram for sale for $30. Kingston is a very good kind."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
A must upgrade!   01/04/2008
By Tzimaras from NJ

What's great about it: easy install, faster speed
What's not so great: none

"Real easy install on my new laptop, Compaq presario, this was the first thing i upgraded and well worth it. opened up the back cover, took out the old memory and snapped in the new ones. did everything in 10min. everything is quicker, web, games, windows programs, videos, etc. Remember you must buy 2 of these, ur memory comes in pairs. if u want to double ur ram and you have 1gb standard on ur comp.. u have to take out the (2) 512mb's and install (2) 1gb's to make ur comp 2gb."

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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
easy inexpencive upgrade   01/03/2008
By Hamad from West Chester, PA

What's great about it: easy to install
What's not so great: non

"I bought this to upgrade my Toshiba laptop Model A100 s2211td that came with Celeron 1.6 and 256 Ram. I thought of this as an inexpencive way to upgrade my laptop and to save my self buying a new laptop.
the installation took me one minute to cut the package and one minute to install the new memory in the unocupied slot.
the result was amazing, I'm still having the 256 ram next to this 1 GB beause my laptop could not work without the original ram due to the shared graphic memory I guess !!
If I can make my laptop work without the original memory that came with it, I will buy a second 1 GB just like this one and install it next to it as I have only to slots.
I use Microsoft Streets and trips/ windows XP daily in my delivery work , this memory is such a relief
"


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

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
If you have Vista, UPGRADE!!   12/30/2007
By bucko452 from Southern Maryland

What's great about it: Speeds Up Boot Time, Makes Vista Work 100x Better
What's not so great: You Have to Get Over the Fear of Opening the Case

"I recently purchased an HP-Pavillion (dv6604nr). It came w/1GB of RAM. I was disappointed at the speed after only a few days of use. This morning, I decided to upgrade. I bought 2 sticks of this RAM and replaced the 2 512MB w/the 2 sticks of 1GB. I was scared of opening the case, but it is very very simple to install. I booted up and had to do absolutely nothing. It automatically recognized the new RAM. I highly recommend this to Vista users, it makes your Vista experience much better."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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