If your laptop becomes unresponsive whenever you try to multi-task, then it may not have enough memory. Laptop RAM is a simple, inexpensive upgrade and will make your laptop more capable of handling multiple tasks at once.
Laptop Memory (5 products)
Read more about Laptop Memory
- 1
CORSAIR Vengeance Series 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
£
32.99
inc.
vat
£ 27.49 ex.
vat
Crucial 16GB (1x16GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
£
33.99
inc.
vat
£ 28.32 ex.
vat
CORSAIR Vengeance Series 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (2x8GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
£
39.84
inc.
vat
£ 33.20 ex.
vat
Crucial 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (2x8GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
£
39.99
inc.
vat
£ 33.32 ex.
vat
Kingston ValueRam 16GB (1x16GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
£
36.99
inc.
vat
£ 30.82 ex.
vat
CORSAIR Vengeance Series 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
SKU: CMSX16GX4M1A3200C22
£
32.99
inc.
vat
£ 27.49 ex.
vat
Crucial 16GB (1x16GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
SKU: CT16G4SFRA32A
£
33.99
inc.
vat
£ 28.32 ex.
vat
CORSAIR Vengeance Series 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (2x8GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
SKU: CMSX16GX4M2A3200C22
£
39.84
inc.
vat
£ 33.20 ex.
vat
Crucial 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (2x8GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
SKU: CT2K8G4SFRA32A
£
39.99
inc.
vat
£ 33.32 ex.
vat
Kingston ValueRam 16GB (1x16GB) 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 SODIMM Memory
- Capacity: 16GB (1x16GB)
- Speed: 3200MHz
- Latency Timing: CL22
- Form Factor: DDR4 SODIMM
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime
SKU: KVR32S22S8/16
£
36.99
inc.
vat
£ 30.82 ex.
vat
- 1
Return to top
Why should I upgrade my laptop's memory?
Random access memory, or RAM for short, is used by your laptop to store the data of active applications, but only temporarily. Laptop RAM is volatile, meaning it's wiped when you shut your computer off. That's why you need both laptop RAM for short-term storage, and hard drives and solid-state drives for non-volatile, long-term storage.
Compared to your laptop's storage, however, random access memory is lightning-fast. So, rather than slowly going to-and-from the storage for this data, it's instead loaded into the memory so it can be accessed at a moment's notice. This, in turn, keeps your applications - and the process of switching between them - responsive and snappy.
But you to need to have enough laptop RAM to hold onto all this data. Otherwise, when you run out of memory, storage is used in its place. This will slow your laptop to a crawl, no matter how fast its processor. Of course, you want to avoid the scenario, so be sure to check out the "read more" section of the main computer memory page to learn all about RAM, how much RAM you need, what's the best RAM for gaming, and more.
In short, 8GB of RAM is fine for those day-to-day tasks, like web browsing and video streaming, and will serve most laptop users well. If you're looking to run the latest triple-A game releases or hardware-intensive software, then you'll want at least 16GB of RAM, if not more.
What's the difference between laptop memory and desktop memory?
At Ebuyer, we stock both laptop memory as well as desktop memory. It's important to pick up the right memory for your computer as they aren't cross-compatible. Laptop memory takes advantage of the more compact SO-DIMM (small outline dual in-line memory module) form-factor, whereas desktop memory comes in full-size DIMMs.
How easy is it to install laptop memory?
In a desktop, RAM is broadly considered to be one of the easiest components to install. For the most part, it's just as easy to install RAM in a laptop, but it will require a bit more effort to access the location of the RAM.
Once, there used to be laptops with dedicated RAM compartments. This made it incredibly easy to upgrade a laptop's RAM, as all you had to do was pop off a small cover to access it, but you rarely, if ever, see this kind of modularity anymore. Nowadays, you'll almost certainly have to unscrew and remove a laptop's whole bottom cover to upgrade its RAM.
And that's if your laptop is even upgradable in the first place. To achieve the slimmest profile possible, more and more thin-and-light laptops solder their RAM directly to the mainboard, rather than having user-upgradable SO-DIMM slots. So, before you buy an extra stick of RAM for your laptop, check to see if it's upgradable. Gaming laptops, which tend to be on the bulkier side, are more likely to have some degree of upgradability.
Really, all you'll need to upgrade RAM is the laptop's manual, a screwdriver, something to pry the bottom cover off, and a few minutes of time at most. Even if you've never handled computer hardware before, it's not something you need to take your laptop to a technician for.
Laptop memory at Ebuyer
Browse our huge range of laptop memory, available in numerous capacities and latencies from all the top-name brands, including Crucial, Kingston, and more. Spread the cost of your purchase with our flexible finance offers, and get your new laptop memory by tomorrow with next-day delivery.