[Per Jessen]
> I admit I always buy no-name - the extra money in buying
> Kingston et al. is IMHO just not worth it. And I still don't
> think so - I operate a fairly large cluster and have
> occasionally bought large amounts of memory bulk.
> Sure, there's always a few duds, but a 100% of a shipment
> is highly unusual.
Figure out how much time you waste tracking down bad memory modules, and
then multiply that by your hourly salary. And then add in machine
downtime caused by long RMA times. You'll probably find you're not
saving any money at all.
We typically see name-brand memory such as Kingston or Viking as very
much worth the extra 5-10% or so in cost. (Some times they are even
cheaper than generic sticks - Right now 512MB of Kingston PC3200 is just
US$54 from CDW here in the States!)
These modules always seem to work fine when the arrive, whereas we had
been burned regularly by no-name modules. I once dropped several
thousand US dollars on 12 GB of ECC sticks for a server, only to have it
all arrive as mismatched parts that had the correct specs but would not
work together. Unfortunately, the no-name manufacturers RMA time was
THIRTY DAYS - not an option for our business needs. Kingston at least
will cross-ship RMAs, and get you new RAM the next morning (at least in
the US) if you have a problem.
Obviously, we have bought name-brand memory every since that debacle.
Finally, I have to say that SimpleTech in particular is not name-brand
in my book... I don't have enough fingers to count the number of times
we have received mislabeled or mismatched modules from those guys.
Regards,
Ryan
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