On 1/24/06, Eric Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 1/24/06, Steve Kidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 1/23/06, Eric Dunbar wrote:re in the boonies of Peterborough Ontario.
> > >
> > > Yeah, I've never seen a particularly compelling reason to purchase
> > > from the US -- local prices are often competitive.
> >
> > I prefer to buy Canadian myself, but I've never found a Canadian
> > retailer, even online, that can match the RAM prices out of the US.
> >
> > RAM always seems to be more expensive - In the case of my last
> > purchase from OWC, the same 1 GB stick was priced at $253 (before
> > taxes) locally. Total cost from OWC, including taxes, shipping,
> > exchange rate, etc. was about $160.
>
> There's a chance you're not comparing Apples and Oranges. You may be
> seeing $253 for a brand name stick vs $160 for a generic stick.
>
> Your purchase might have been a while ago, but I just fired up
> www.sonnam.com and they have 1 GB PC3200 for $120 and 1 GB Kingston =
> $170.
>
> Canada Computers (which does mail order) has similar prices...
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/
>
> I just looked at OWC and 1 GB from them was $140 + tax.
Shipping included on OWC so $130 vs. Canadian stick.
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