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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 541 reviews

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Customers consistently note the ease of installation, affordability, and performance improvements of the 8GB 1.6GHz PC3-12800 DDR3 Laptop Memory. Many users have reported a noticeable boost in their laptop's speed and multitasking capabilities after installing this memory. While most customers are pleased with the product, a small number have encountered issues with defective units.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    would not work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for 2 Lenovo X240 laptops. It was supposed to be compatible but it would not work. Had to return it and buy "Lenovo" memory

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Made my Mac Book Pro Crash

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Had to take it out.. either the Best Buy guy sold me the wrong board or it doesn't work, either way it was a waste of my time.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    never worked

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded the memory in my computer. The stick never took. After 3 tries of 3 different sticks, I returned the stick

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Hit or miss

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought about 20 of these packs of ram and half had a bad stick in them. PNY replaces but process took a while.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    iMac 27" does not like this RAM!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought 32 GB's of this Ram for my iMac 27 and the computer would only accept 28 after numerous failures. My machine constantly has hangups and problems that did not occur before these were installed. I plan on returning them and getting my RAM from Crucial. This was the only thing Best Buy had in stock and against my better judgment I bought it out of convenience. Lesson learned.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Stay away from PNY

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my second time purchasing something that is PNY brand. They must not have very good quality control, because I returned both.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Waste of time

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Customer service rep. chose product for me based on my description of needs. Sold me the wrong memory for my lab top. Very dissapointed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    item was defective and i returned it to the store

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    Item was defective and I returned it to the store and received a complete and cheerful refund.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good RAM

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really good ram in my opinion only downside is the cost factor. Although i only got one i would recommended getting two of them for faster computing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to expand the ram in my 2013 MacBook Pro. Works great, laptop is much faster now. Very happy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    High price for low quality RAM

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I thought the price point was good. Until I bought it. Using an iMac, I found the start up took longer. Then everything was crashing. The "About This Mac" say memory is good. I got deeper and used a Memory checker app. Turned out the memory failed 60% of the testing. Best Buy gladly replaced the memory. Again, this time... 80% fail! BB once again replaced it with an apology for my inconvenience. Great customer service! This time, the memory passed 100%. One thing I noted, the memory that failed all had a white dot on the memory chips. The last one did not. If you need cheap RAM, this is it. But beware of what you're buying.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great deal along with good performance

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was a great deal considering the price of ram these days upgraded my 8gb ram laptop to 16gb ram. Maxed out and ready to go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great deal.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Took 1 minutes to install in Mac Mini. Big difference upgrading from 4gb to 16gb.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect

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    Works perfectly, easy to install & great value & shipped very quickly!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what the doctor ordered

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed to upgrade a sluggish laptop and this made it nice and snappy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price.

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    A great price for the size. I was able to upgrade easily.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great improvement of PC after installation!

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    Good for keeping existing hardware alive for as long as possible.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great upgrade!

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    This is a great upgrade for a laptop or compatible mini pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Malfunction after few week use on my Lenovo E430

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Called PNY support twice 1.800.234.4597 got the machines tell me leave number and name and describe the problems. No body call me back so far....what going on with PNY support ?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Doesn't function on MacBook Pro 8,2

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was skeptical about generic memory in my MacBook when I wanted to upgrade. I asked someone on the floor if he had any experience or knowledge with upgrades on the Mac with the memory. I got an eye roll and a "well, it has the Apple logo" on it...I wasn't impressed. Frankly, I wished it would have worked. I got erratic reboots after I had installed the memory. Even tried to reseat the memory.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend