Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!voder!nsc!amdahl!JUTS!duts!kls30 From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Where are cheap memory chips? Message-ID: Date: 31 Jan 91 15:40:02 GMT References: <91029.154104F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991Jan30.045630.3041@uvm.edu> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 30 In article <91029.154104F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> F0O@psuvm.psu.edu writes: > > I'm looking to buy a computer soon, and am looking for some fairly >cheap memory chips. Here is a partial list of what the Swan catalog has: > > 256K 80ns SIMM $49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUCH!!!!! > 1MB 80ns SIMM $139 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUCH!!!!! > > Is this about par as far as price goes? Or are there other mail order >houses with much cheaper prices? > Prices for 256Kx9 SIMM should be about $20.00 Prices for 1MBx9 SIMM should be about $45.00 These are prices for 80ns parts. I've seen the 1MBx9 for as little as $39.00 recently. > Thanks in advance! > > [Tim] Check PCWeek, MacWeek, Computer Shopper, etc. You'll find some. Happy shopping and don't pay overly high prices for RAM. RAM is cheap. -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */