Re: [Thinkpad] Reasonable memory

> Wonder if the ram had been repackaged....
>
> Did the sticks have IBM part numbers?

Yes - the module had an IBM label, and this label and the box/safety
seal, as well as the included product paper/warrantee/instruction sheet,
were as authentic-looking as other memory I have purchased direct from
OBI. If it was a counterfeit job, it was a pretty elaborate one for
little profit.

- David R.

>
> Just curious.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Ross" <ross@math.hawaii.edu>
> To: "Thinkpad Mailing List" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 4:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Reasonable memory
>
>
> > > I can only kind of recommend that when it comes to memory, it pays
to
> > buy a
> > > reputable brand and not have the hassles of cheap memory.
> >
> > Recently I bought some genuine IBM memory for my X30. When I opened
the
> > (sealed) IBM box and looked at the chip, I saw that it was
manufactured
> > by Hynix, a relatively young Korean company currently involved in
some
> > 'dumping' disputes. I'd earlier passed up some inexpensive chips
on
> > eBay because they were made by Hynix, and I'd wanted to avoid an
> > off-brand!
> >
> > I got a very good price for the chip, $25 including shipping to
Hawaii
> > for 256megs, so I really shouldn't complain about the seller, but we
had
> > a few strange emails about shipping. The ad had listed a $10
shipping
> > cost to "the 50 United States", but he insisted repeatedly in email
that
> > this did not include Hawaii, only the "50 continental United
States".
> > Uh huh. In the event, he shipped insured priority mail for under
$5,
> > and perhaps he bought an atlas with the remainder.
> >
> > - David R.
> >
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