Mid range is what I'm looking for I need nothing fancy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lee" <applegoddess@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:01 AM Subject: Re: ot: the best online computer parts store? > On 9/13/07, Cody <churst35 at verizon.net> wrote: >> Forgot to mention i went to the memory section and I am not in any way >> paying over $200 for a ddr2 800 stick of ram when I can get it elsewhere >> for >> $35 or $50. That is pricy. Saw nothing below $90 for the type of ram I >> needed. > > Got any idea as to how much you want, with which timings, et cetera? > All you're giving are cost, nothing in regards to specs. For all I > know, you could be grabbing the cheapest product from one and the most > expensive from the other. That's no comparison. > > Straight comparisons of the cheap generic ram to quality > mushkin/ocz/crucial etc. aren't that fantastic because they differ so > much in specs although they might functionally be the same RAM on the > surface. And I assure you that Newegg is not expensive when it comes > to memory. > > You want cheap ddr2 800? > cheapo 512mb, $19.99 - buy 4 and be under your $90 limit: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141063 > > 512mb from ocz, 43.99, two of which are still under your $90 limit: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227125 > > cheapo 1gb, 32.99, again, two of these would be under $90, or buy > three to go over it just a bit: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211062 > > decent 1gb from mushkin, 44.99, hey will you look at that, two is > still under $90: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146117 > > Now, what's actually over $200? The 2gb dual channel kits are > $200-300 - 2 sticks of 2gb ram for a total of 4gb. Which is entirely > reasonable, given that 1gb is about $30-50. Newegg doesn't sell any > single sticks for $200. Not even close. > > Now, cody, honestly, if you can find any retailer that will sell you > 4gb of ddr2 800 ram for $35, or even $90, please link it. That's > almost too cheap to be true. Preferably from a good manufacturer, > too. > > And you want to know the kicker about this whole thing? outletpc > doesn't even have ddr2 800 ram. > > cheers, > jane > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1005 - Release Date: > 9/13/2007 11:45 AM > >
