Review on 💾 Patriot 8GB DDR3 1600MHz SODIMM Memory Stick - High Performance RAM Module with Low Voltage Consumption by Laura Pena

. Easily installed. There are no performance or reliability issues. Added 8GB to the existing 4GB via the second memory slot. Luckily, Dell used one 4GB SODIMM instead of two 2GB, leaving that vacant slot, so the laptop now has 12GB installed. I chose the Patriot because of its reputation and was not disappointed. Most computers have very little memory installed. Do yourself a favor: add more storage. It almost doesn't matter what kind of computer or how much memory is installed, as long as you haven't exhausted yourself, I encourage users to make the effort. Often you don't need a new processor, but more memory to avoid swapping out to the hard disk and the unbelievable slowness associated with it. Most operating systems occupy almost 4 GB in resident mode. Even launch a small app and you can swap places. Do something moderately heavy like photo editing, video editing, web browsing, VPN, or VoIP and you're practically guaranteed to need a lot of memory.