"Best Buy" for computer memory?

[Eugene F.]

Hi,

What is the best (both in price and reliability) place to buy computer
memory on-line? Is Crucial still on the "best buy" list?
Right now I'm looking for PC133 SDRAM.

 

[daytripper]

Hi,

What is the best (both in price and reliability) place to buy computer
memory on-line? Is Crucial still on the "best buy" list?
Right now I'm looking for PC133 SDRAM.

It's awful hard to beat
"get the right dimm the first time - guaranteed to work for life"...

www.crucial.com

 

[da_test]

It's awful hard to beat
"get the right dimm the first time - guaranteed to work for life"...

www.crucial.com

www.newegg.com is a good online merchant.
I visited my local Fry's electronics today (in SoCal)
and their prices are good for retail.

On the other hand, BestBuy wanted to sell me generic
256mb pc133 sdram for $95, when it was available
for $35 at newegg.
Dave

 

[Eugene F.]

Dave,

How is the memory quality at newegg? I do not want to get something
that is bound to fry up sooner or later.

 

[da_test]

Dave,

How is the memory quality at newegg? I do not want to get something
that is bound to fry up sooner or later.

They have all the major brands. Use their configurator at:
http://www.newegg.com/app/manufact.asp?catalog=147&DEPA=1

regards,
Dave

 

[keith]

Dave,

How is the memory quality at newegg? I do not want to get something
that is bound to fry up sooner or later.

Newegg is a quality reseller. I wouldn't buy form another, except memory.
'tripper is right, as usual. Go to Crucial. George MacD has some
contrarian views based on part numbers and the number of ranks, but I
still stick with Crucial. If it don't work they replace it. ...forever.
The better news is that I've never had to call 'em on their bet.

 

[da_test]

Newegg is a quality reseller. I wouldn't buy form another, except memory.
'tripper is right, as usual. Go to Crucial. George MacD has some
contrarian views based on part numbers and the number of ranks, but I
still stick with Crucial. If it don't work they replace it. ...forever.
The better news is that I've never had to call 'em on their bet.

For some reason, the newegg price for the cl2 memory I just spec'd
out was $2 cheaper than the same memory direct from Crucial!

Dave

 

[keith]

For some reason, the newegg price for the cl2 memory I just spec'd
out was $2 cheaper than the same memory direct from Crucial!

*Exactly* the same memory? Including shipping? Also, note George's
comments earlier this month. The stuff Newegg was selling was actually
better (single rank). No, there is no one "best" answer, but I always
fall on the crucial-direct side for memory, and newegg for pretty much
everythign else. ...unless there is a huge reason to go elsewhere.

 

[da_test]

*Exactly* the same memory? Including shipping? Also, note George's
comments earlier this month. The stuff Newegg was selling was actually
better (single rank). No, there is no one "best" answer, but I always
fall on the crucial-direct side for memory, and newegg for pretty much
everythign else. ...unless there is a huge reason to go elsewhere.

I hadn't seen george's comments, but I'll look for them.

It was exactly the same memory - this one: CT32M64S8D7E
However, taking the shipping into account they came out
pretty much even. I just looked again today, and neweggs
supersaver shipping increased slightly. Crucial works out
better now !
regards,
Dave

 

[JL]

number of ranks

^^^^^

When did this word change from banks, and what does it mean, exactly?

 

[daytripper]

^^^^^

When did this word change from banks

it didn't. "Banks" was co-opted by the DRAM manufacturers when they put
multiple semi-independent arrays in each DRAM.
So the DIMM manufacturers had to switch to "Ranks" ;-)

and what does it mean, exactly?

"Rank" wrt to DIMMs means the same as "Bank" used to mean. A "Rank" is the
smallest addressable collection of DRAMS on a DIMM that spans the width of the
memory interconnect to which it is connected...

/daytripper

 

[keith]

I hadn't seen george's comments, but I'll look for them.

It was exactly the same memory - this one: CT32M64S8D7E
However, taking the shipping into account they came out
pretty much even. I just looked again today, and neweggs
supersaver shipping increased slightly. Crucial works out
better now !

To me ties, or anythign close, for memory devices go to Crucial. Newegg
for all else.

 

[richlnd]

I checked out memory the other day and Crucial pc3200 was cheaper at NewEgg
than direct from Crucial. I have had memory replaced by Crucial and they do
back up (honor) the lifetime warranty. But for only the original buyer.

R

 

[daytripper]

I have had memory replaced by Crucial and they do back up (honor) the lifetime warranty.
But for only the original buyer.

that's effin' hilarious!

/daytripper (exactly what would "lifetime" mean if it was *anyone's* life? ;-)

 

[keith]

that's effin' hilarious!

/daytripper (exactly what would "lifetime" mean if it was *anyone's* life? ;-)

I think you know...

OTOH, moons ago there were "lifetime warrantys" on
watch main-springs. When it broke the owner was told that the watch was
now dead. ;-)

 

[bigriff]

If you value the opinion of others

http://tinyurl.com/596x9

 

[Tony Hill]

If you value the opinion of others

http://tinyurl.com/596x9

Hmm.. first link takes you to Reseller Ratings, where of the 8000+
people who have rated NewEgg, it scored an average of 9.68 out of 10.
This gives it one of the highest ratings of any store out there, and
that's with more than 4 times as many reviews as any store that is
rated higher.

So, umm, yeah. If you value the opinion of others, NewEgg has got to
be a VERY good place to do business.

Personally I can't comment either way since I live up here in the
Great White North (Canada) and do pretty much all of my shopping
through www.ncix.com.