Salman Khan

Oh man!......you are making me nervous. What sucks is that on the PNY website, it shows that it has been certified by all major computer manufacturers. I got the PNY Optima 512MB PC2700 memory. I haven't gotten to installing it, should I go ahead and return it?

For $18 bucks that is great deal. I can't find that model on Circuit City anywhere, nor on the Kensington website. Unfortunately, I bought 512MB of PNY memory. I had no idea that PNY was a bad brand. I bought it for $45 (after rebate) from Staples. I should have purchased Corsair or Crucial.

One stick of 1GB or two sticks of 512MB? What brand?

If it is a holiday present for your kid, then leave it unopened. However, if you took the time to glance over the features on the side of the box (assuming you are talking about the Walmart one), you will see that it already has a built-in wireless card inside. Where did you get a car adapter for $18. If you got it online, please post the link.

This is what another guy on another forum had to say about the memory: "Just want to let you all know... memtest verified the notebook running at 159mhz(318mhz DDR) on the stock ram stick, and 199mhz(398mhz DDR) on the new one... 4 times the capacity, and a verified 80mhz(25%) increase in speed... not bad for a little over $100, I am glad I splurged, that's for sure.. And to think my friends and even forums I asked said to just do PC2700 because the 3200 wouldn't work... but I remembered the little birdy telling me a long time ago(don't remember where I read it) that AMD CPU's have the memory controller onboard and the Semprons were capable of 400mhz.. I suppose it's verified and true. I hope this helps somebody." He said he installed a 1GB stick of PC3200 DDR into the Walmart lappy and it ran fine and the memory controller did not step down the speed to 333 Mhz. Maybe i should ask him if he thinks the Walmart lappy is dual channel capable.

Thanks Killa ~ !

So anything over 1GB is overkill? If yes, then should I go with one stick of 1GB or two sticks of 512MB ? Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, There have been reports that an entire stick of 1GB PC400 DDR will work on this lappy. Can anyone confirm that? Pehaps it can take a maximum of 2GB of memory? If anyone knows for sure......please post. I want to finally purchase some since this is one RAM hungry lappy.