Ryan Malayter wrote:

> 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.

Very good point, although we generally have a student in to do burn-ins :-) 

> We typically see name-brand memory such as Kingston or Viking as very
> much worth the extra 5-10% or so in cost. 

>From our usual supplier: 

XMS Corsair DDR333 256Mb -     CHF84.00
Kingston HyperX DDR333 256Mb - CHF59.00
Kingston ValuRAM -             CHF38.00
no-name -                      CHF29.00

It's about 30% diff.  OK, these are retail, not bulk prices.  

This is the first time I've had serious problems with no-name memory - maybe 
we'll start
thinking about buying Kingston.

> work together. Unfortunately, the no-name manufacturers RMA time was
> THIRTY DAYS - not an option for our business needs.  

Absolutely agree - fortunately that is not a problem here, we RMA to the 
distributor, not
the manufacturer.


-- 
/Per Jessen, Z�rich

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