It is my understanding that if you buy "name brand" ram it should be
packaged as such.
Apparently, there are a finite number of companies manufacturing the
chips used for ram.
I would pay a modest premium for "brand name" but will fall back on
price and service to guide my purchasing decisions.
I may try Canada Ram, but, so far I am pleased with the quality and
service I am getting from Ram Direct.
As far as price is concerned, go to http;//www.xe.com and learn what
the current exchange rate is. Then convert your prospective purchase
into Canadian $. I believe you will find that there is good savings
to be had (especially for multiple purchases).
You can even find Ram Direct selling on ebay. There you can probably
find what you're looking for at an even better deal. Gotta look to
find the best prices anywhere you go.
My 2¢ worth.
Consumer friendly,
Kevin O'Gardy
On Jul 1, 2005, at 5:01 AM, Mac User wrote:
I've been following this mailling for a few days now...
RAM Direct is not canadian, so the price is in US$, which look
interesting at first, but is not! :)
Historucally, I've bought so far my memory directly from Crucial. I
bought them, last year a 512meg module for my PB12" and it cost me
just under 200$ including shipping, custom, etc.
If their 1gig module were not that expensive at that time, I would
have bought the 1gig!
About Canada RAM, they don't always say which company's module they
sold, are they generic RAM?
Le 05-06-30 à 10:14, Kevin O'Grady a écrit :
I gave up on Canadian retailers for mac RAM.
The 2 places I would recommend are Ram Direct ( http://
www.ramdirect.com/ ) and Other World Computing ( http://
www.otherworldcomputing.com/ ).
I have used Ram Direct but not OWC. I have read good things about
them (OWC) from other list members, I have personal experience
with Ram Direct. Otherwise not knowing where you live in Canada I
couldn't point you in the direction of a retailer that you could
purchase from.
HTH,
Kevin
On Jun 30, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Amber wrote:
I have been having a lot of trouble with my PB recently in that
it has been grinding to a halt for some processing that is
normally quite minor.
I have decided to put some more RAM in to see if that makes any
difference - can anybody recommend any good Canadian RAM retailers ?
Amber
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