On (09 May 96) Paul Edwards wrote to All...



PE> I have asked Acuma for the price of 32 meg simms, because if they are

PE> the same price as 2 * 16 megs, then I may as well lose my head and

PE> get 64 meg.  4 * $237 = $948 - $335 = $613.  Not bad for 64 FUCKING

PE> MEG!



 PE> And actually, if you think about that for more than 3 nanoseconds,

 PE> you will realise that with 4 slots, 4 * 16 will achieve the same

 PE> result, and the 16 megs will be far more resaleable than the 32

 PE> meg when the time comes to upgrade, unless I was planning on

 PE> upgrading and keeping my old ram, but the chances of being in a

 PE> position where 64 meg is inadequate, but the speed and type of the

 PE> 64 meg is fine, is so remote that it is a joke, like the length

 PE> of this sentence.  BFN.  Paul.



i was speaking to a chinese aquaintance the other day, until a few weeks

ago, he was busy peddling yum-cha systems. now, suddenly, he is selling

ram on behalf of hong kong interests - could this be an indicator as to

why prices have suddenly gone into free fall?



                        Keith



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