[rescue] Wither the $150 Gig-o-RAM...

[Ken Hansen]

Exactly why I listed two sources (generic and name brand)...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Brutsche" <pbrutsch at tux.creighton.edu>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Wither the $150 Gig-o-RAM...


> On 06 Aug 2001 08:13:11 -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > For 256 Meg PC133 RAM for $29.99, four of these (many moden PCs have 4
DIMM
>
> 3 DIMM slots seems to be the rule, unfortunately.
>
> > slots that can accept 256 Meg pieces) for $120 + S/H.
>
> With the generic stuff.
>
> > For name-brand memory see:
> > http://www.crucial.com/store/PartSpecs.asp?imodule=CT32M64S4D75
> >
> > For 256 Meg parts, $39.59, so 4x is $160 + s/h.
>
> Now *that* is a good deal.
>
> One thing to keep in mind is *why* the generic stuff is cheaper than the
name
> brand stuff: the generic "no-name" memory tends to go through fewer QA
cycles
> than the "name brand" Micron, Crucial, and Kingston memory.  End result
> is you get marginal/bad memory delivered to your door more often.
>
> --
>
> Phil
>
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