⚡ Upgrade your laptop’s brainpower and never miss a beat!
Crucial’s 8GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SODIMM RAM module delivers reliable, high-speed memory performance optimized for laptops. Featuring low 1.35V power consumption and backed by Micron’s 42 years of expertise, it ensures smooth multitasking and faster app responsiveness with easy installation and guaranteed compatibility.
RAM | 8 GB DDR3L 1600 |
Memory Speed | 1600 MHz |
Brand | Crucial |
Series | Crucial DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/s SODIMM Memory |
Item model number | CT102464BF160B |
Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 2.87 x 1.18 x 0.08 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 2.87 x 1.18 x 0.08 inches |
Color | Multi-Colour |
Number of Processors | 1 |
Computer Memory Type | SODIMM |
Flash Memory Size | 8 |
Voltage | 1.35 Volts |
Department | Default Category |
Manufacturer | Crucial |
ASIN | B006YG8X9Y |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | November 1, 2004 |
T**Y
Perfect upgrade on a bargain laptop
This memory was very easy to install. Microsoft operating system recognized the memory and updated the software automatically. Made my slow cheap Laptop run faster at a minimal cost.
S**S
A Crucial Upgrade For an Old Macbook
My wife's Macbook Pro is getting pretty old now, and she's been complaining that it's "slow". So went through the startup processes and installed apps and removed everything she isn't using, then bought this memory upgrade.Generally speaking, Ram is either good or not. In my I.T. career I have heard of "bad ram" that causes reboots, corruption, etc, but this rarely the case where someone would notice it (more often a system just becomes "unstable" and needs to be rebooted more often or locks up/reboots once in a while). If someone is really paranoid they can use ram with Error Correction for a server (used for critical applications where errors are catastrophic), and/or test the ram to make sure it doesn't have any diagnostic errors. But in general, ram is ram and if it works it works. There's no moving parts so if you encounter issues it's far more likely to be the wrong product or poor installation than a bad piece of hardware unless you are buying from a vendor that does not test their product before shipment or knowingly is selling you bad product. That said...Installation is dead simple for my wife's old Macbook. Remove screws. Push in tabs to pop out old ram. Install new ram by pushing pins into slot firmly and pushing down to swing arm into place and lock ram. Turn on to make sure no ram error on boot and all ram recognized. Turn off and screw back panel back on. Done!All ram recognized, no errors (so far) and large applications load faster. I think my wife will really (not) notice the difference with large applications and files. In other words if she's running several apps at once and/or working with images she WON'T notice chugging and slowdown.So yes, if you have an old machine that doesn't come with 8gb of ram already, this is a good upgrade. I don't recommend upgrading to more ram than that for most people since they won't notice the difference once there's enough for all OS files to load into ram and apps to load into ram without disk swapping (paging). Beyond that you will generally know if you need more ram because you'll be a professional working with ram images, 3D editing, video editing, or something else that requires more ram to function.Interestingly most games will never require a high amount of ram unless you are running at very high resolutions (4K, etc) so leave the bigger ram upgrades to the professionals and install this upgrade to 8gb for everyday use. 4gb is too low to run a modern operation system smoothly without slowdown.
J**E
Works Great with Alienware 2nd Gen i7 Laptop!
This memory works great in my Alienware M17x-R2 laptop (Intel Core i7 Q740 1.73GHz, *8MB DDR3-1600, NVidia GeForce GTX 285M-1GB, 2 x Samsung 640GB SATA 7200RPM HDD-RAID1 configured, and WD Elements 1TB eSATA HDD).I usually try to give informative unbiased reviews unless the product is trivial, like cables and novelty items. Sometimes my reviews can be a little wordy, but I do it mainly to help novice to intermediate users. This particular review, became more of an Alienware review than it is about the memory. I any case, if you are an Alienware owner, you should know this memory will work for you.The improvements I've noticed by upgrading from 4GB (DDR3-1333) are small at this point, but significant since I'm no longer having crashes from insufficient RAM particularly when I switch between log-ins. I'm running a lot of peripherals and multiple Operating Systems; Windows 7 Pro SP1 64bit, Red Hat Fedora 20, and with MS Virtual PC 2007, I'm using XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP3 32bit, Vista for Business SP3 32bit, and 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit. I know this system is compatible, but I haven't installed Windows Pro 8.1 64bit yet and I'm still not sure if I want to. I use this system for both gaming and as reference with desktop support calls, which is why I use two versions of Windows 7 and probably should add 8.1.The boot time has improved moderately for each of my operating systems, in some cases only by a few seconds which I attribute to my multi-boot configuration. Load times for some software under Windows has also improved, as with Adobe Photoshop CS5, and The Sims 3. Virus and malware scanning time has been cut down by nearly half the time. Since this system memory bus can only support 10666MHz, I am not seeing any changes in benchmarks due to the 12800MHz capable RAM upgrade, nor did I expect to. The memory is perfectly stable at the slower rate. Windows Index Rating also remains the same, and because Linux has low overhead system requirements - it's still just plain fast.I would have bought the 16GB kit, but I was getting conflicting, false, or misleading information about the maximum limits from my owner's manual and Dell technical support. The manual says 8GB and I have 3 different answers from Dell's staff who stated a) ...your system was delivered with the components it was designed to support... it took several tries for me to understand the accent before I realized he was implying it cannot be upgraded at all, b) The system will support up to 16GB, providing you have updated the BIOS to version A12, however, that was erroneous because the last firmware release is A10, and c) Windows only supports up to 4GB of RAM... which is argumentatively true under a 32bit environment and XP, but I'm mainly running W7 64bit so the response was irrelevant. Other sources claim it WILL support 8GB and may or may not support up to 16GB. I was not willing to risk the expense and hassle of finding out first hand and went with 8GB based on my manual and the fact that it was the largest kit offered on the Dell website for the M17x-R2.I've used Crucial Memory in several computers over the past years and have always had excellent results. The reliability has been unsurpassed by other makers. Its stability has given me and my clients months of run-time without failure in servers, desktops, laptops, and even printing devices.I hope this helps.
A**.
You'll Never Go Wrong With Crucial!!
It fits and works right every time and you never have to wonder or worry about fakes, as long as you're buying from Crucial. They have a RAM/Storage tool on their website that will show you exactly the type RAM that is required for your model. It's my go-to... I've been 100% satisfied for over 20 years.
M**R
Perfect for Synology Drive
Synology drive works much better after switching ram with this.
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