[geeks] Mac memory falling in price

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>Date: 2007/11/24 Sat PM 12:00:23 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Mac memory falling in price

>On Nov 24, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
>>
>> My advice is to buy the memory you need when you need it, don't buy  
>> it because the price is lower than you previously paid...
>
>Right now I have 5GB, and I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade or  
>just wait.  I just happened to notice the price had dropped by nearly  
>a third and was commenting on that.
>
>Since I'm "on the fence" at the moment, the price is more of a factor  
>than need.
>
>$210 to stop minimal swapping is pretty borderline value, so another  
>big price drop would certainly be a factor.

$179 for 4 Gig of OWC memory, using 2x 2 Gig DIMMs:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory

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>> I'm considering getting another 4 Gigs for my 2x Quad core server, I  
>> paid $265 for the first 2x 2 Gig DIMMs, and once it dips below $200  
>> I'll probably go for the extra RAM (then I'l lhave the machine maxed  
>> out)...
>
>I thought you said you should buy memory when you need it... :)

I need it to max it out ;^)

Lionel