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Re: The Ultimate Memory Prices

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From: Tom Truesdell
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 00:00
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>I don't have a web site for you, but here are the best prices
>advertised here in San Diego. Most of the prices are 20-25% lower.

>                                 SD PRICES
>>>>72 pin NON PARITY Simms
>>>>4 Meg. 1X32 60NS EDO  $92         73
>>>>4 Meg. 1X32 70NS  $88             55          
>>>>4 Meg. 1X32 60NS  $88             66
>>>>8 Meg. 2X32 70NS  $172           119
>>>>8 Meg. 2X32 60NS EDO  $181       133
>>>>8 Meg. 2X32 60NS  $173           130
>>>>16 Meg. 4X32 60NS  $331          265
>>>>16 Meg. 4X32 70NS $331           259
>>>>32 Meg. 8X32 70NS $710           499
>>>>
>>>>72 pin PARITY Simms
>>>>4 Meg. 1X36 60NS  $90             
>>>>8 Meg. 2X36 70NS  $176           165
>>>>8 Meg. 2X36 60NS  $176
>>>>16 Meg.  4X36 60NS  $371
>>>>16 Meg.  4X36 70NS  $370         319
>>>>32 Meg. 8X36 70NS  $890

A caveat about apples and oranges: here in the south SF bay area, one
of our regional computer superstore emporiums, Fry's, sells 72 pin
SIMMs at several price points.  They just ran a 2-day ad for 4 Meg
1x32 60 ns EDO for $65 (albeit, good luck getting one of the likely 10
pieces per store) but the SIMMs contain DRAMs of mixed and sometimes
unknown origin and there is either no warranty or a very limited one -
maybe 30 days - though they do exchange any defectives.  But alongside
those they'll sell you a "name-branded" SIMM of the same type
(Toshiba, maybe, or Sharp, etc.) for around $99 with a year warranty,
a part with a 3 year warranty for maybe $130, and a lifetime warranty
part (whatever that means - they'll likely to be thrown away as
uselessly obsolete before they wear out) for somewhat more.  (All
figures approximate; I was really looking for 70ns non-EDO yesterday.)
Point is: might be misleading to compare  on price alone.

Tom Truesdell
atrue@garlic.com
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From: atrue@garlic.com (Tom Truesdell)
Subject: Re: The Ultimate Memory Prices
Date: 1996/03/03
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