At 17:18 -0600 07/26/02, Scott Gerber wrote: >I don't know why anyone would pay for more expensive RAM (as long as >the cheap stuff is from an established company and is warranted)
>OWC would not take the card back unless I got >authorization from Powerlogix, who refused to accept that their card did >not work with my system and would not authorize the return. >I finally had to cancel the credit card charges and return the cards to >OWC. I am very disappointed that OWC-a company that I generally like and >recommend-put their supplier ahead of the consumer in this instance. The >cost of shipping, long distance phone calls to Powerlogix toll number (no >toll-free number available) and OWC, and the HOURS I spend trying to get >this product to work are, of course, money down the drain. I hope you don't >suffer as I have. No offense to Scott, but I think his story of what happened with the PowerLogix card, and the hassle he went through to get his money back, is one reason it MIGHT just SOMETIMES be worth spending a few extra bucks on a trusted brand of RAM (or anything else). Of course, this assumes that the trusted brand is truly less likely to fail. And it assumes that you don't have the time or patience to jump through hoops when a product fails you. And, obviously, it depends on how much extra you'll have to spend for this relative peace of mind. And on whether the computer in question is just a fun toy, or an essential tool. Thanks, Scott, for the info about the PowerLogix Rapidfire card. I was just considering options for a Firewire/USB PCI card to stick in our reliable old PowerBase, which is still running OS 8.6. We don't wanna do anything to screw up a good thing. Zulu Kane Feral Film & Interactive LLC "One message, multiple media" -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
