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Kingston Technology 1GB 667MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 SODIMM

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(4.5 out of 5)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Excellent. Dell 530 runs faster and smoother.

Feb 26, 2008 - By Osman (London, UK)

I've given this five stars because it works in my Dell 530 with no problems and the result is favourable. Please read on for more info on how it has affected my PC's performance.

I specified my Dell 530 with 2x512MB RAM, with the intention of filling the remaining 2 slots later on. Kingston has been a tip-top brand in my experience. I have used their SD cards, USB flash drives and SODIMM laptop memory and all have performed perfectly.

I bought two of these 1GB DIMMs, so as to achieve a matched pair. I fitted them into the same colour vacant slots (2 and 4), which maintains the dual channel functionality (BIOS confirms this).

The PC booted up ok and running Vista's Windows Experience Index tool, the memory rating went from 4.5 to 4.8, whilst Graphics (I have only integrated graphics) went from 3.2 to 3.3. Not a huge increase for the former but I suspect that the ratings are not linear and may be skewed to favour top end hardware (e.g 800MHz RAM compared to my 667MHz).

Task Manager showed Total Memory went from 1012 to 3060, Physical Memory Cached went from around 530 to 1670, and Physical Memory Free went from around 30 to 768.

The Reliability and Performance Monitor showed CPU load went from 20% to 17%, whilst Memory load went from 57% to 29%.

Back in the real world of computing I find that programmes open and close faster and the hard disc has less activity during these actions. The PC was no slouch, but now it is like running on premium fuel rather than regular. It was a worthwhile upgrade, particularly so when working with large files or running several applications simultaneously.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Perfect for Apple MacBook

May 27, 2007 - By J. M. Sheehan (Doncaster, UK)

Took a flyer and bought 2 of these for my Apple MacBook laptop (Intel) simple install, no config to do, works like a dream. Highly recommended at this price (compared to Apple's own!)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Great speed boost!

Sep 21, 2007 - By William Moore (Dundee)

I just upgraded from the standard 512MB in my MacBook, to 2GB of this RAM. Fantastic improvement in speed, for a very small price! Highly recommended!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Value

Jun 30, 2007 - By Quill

Priced 2 days ago (end June 2007) in local -- World at £89, and £59 & £49 in 2 local proper PC shops, this Kingston SODIMM was sent next day at a fraction of prices - well done as often to amazon for value/quality/speed of delivery.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Good memory. Does what it said on the tin.

Apr 30, 2008 - By Mr. A. M. HOGG (London, UK)

Had bought "Easyram" equivalents recently. They performed badly (stability wise) and went back. Bought these and not had a problem since.

Basically have bought (2*1GB of these Kingston modules) to help extend the life of an old WinXP machine that had made do for years with 2*512meg 533Mhz memory.

Good memory, good stuff, good value.