RAM upgrade to Lenovo G500

Hi,
I'm using 1yr old Lenovo G500 laptop and I want to add another 4GB RAM stick to my exisitng, pre-installed 4GB one. Please suggest which of the following will be a good candidate.
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/kingston-ddr3-4-gb-1/1430627
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/transcend-ddr3-4-gb-laptop/2143581784
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/transcend-so-4gb-ddr3-ramjm1066ksn4g/545240
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-4-gb-ddr3-ram/1430587
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-ddr3-4gb-ram-cmso4gx3m1a1333c9/435139
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Hi Bhargavg,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are looking for a up gradation of RAM to your Lenovo G500 laptop.
As per the specification of this model its supports upto 16 GB DDR 3 1600Mhz. As you have shared few RAM I would like to inform all the RAMs are supported by the system.
Please ensure that the current RAM has 1600Mhz.As the RAM which you have listed is of 1600Mhz.
However I would also like to inform to you to visit the service centre for further details.
Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
Hope this helps. Do post back if issue persists!
Best regards,
Ashwin.S
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