RAM woes, so what did I buy?

OK Got a really good deal (2X1GB modules) from a friend but these don't seem to fit. Here is what's on their labels (yes they are used, but I practically got them free).
1). "Samsung 1GB 2Rx8 PC2-4200s-444-12-E3" The rest look like a serial number.
2). "1GB DDR 2 533 SODIMM" Again, more of a serial number thing afterwards.
Pulled the stock 512, and tried to put the Samsung in... It looked like the notch was off by only a mm to fit. =( Is this totally incompatible RAM? I haven't even the tried the second yet. Can you guys already tell by the type that they are not gonna work? If so, can any of you identify what I did get? Any one want them? =P
I have a suspicion that these are for the PB after my 1.33Ghz (1.5-1.67Ghz).

Can you recommend what RAM does work with the pre-2005 PBs? I'm looking to upgrade my RAM to 1Gb.
(Actually, I already did upgrade my RAM to some generic brand, but I note an increased heat & fan function ever since I did that.)
Samsung seems to get a good recommendation, but I'm not sure on its compatibility.
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