Re: Is $399 a good price to upgrade 512 MB to 1 GB SDRAM on new XP machine?
- From: "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:28:41 -0400
Ellen
That is one expensive system for what it is, and adding the parts to make a
decent new system pushes the price way up. There has to be better deals than
that.
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Ellen Hall" <ellen_hall_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uroldbFvFHA.3896@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> That link I gave you doesn't work. Here's one that should:
> http://www.mpccorp.com/home/store/config.html?config=1381251
>
>
> "Ellen Hall" <ellen_hall_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23acqmlAvFHA.4048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Wow. Thank you, everyone, for your input. I actually went to the
>> Crucial
>> site earlier today but just didn't look far enough. I just used the
> Advisor
>> Tool (which guarantees compatibility for the system you input). It seems
> to
>> give me lots of options, and at a MUCH lower cost. I've changed out RAM
>> before, but wasn't looking at the new system as something I'd add to or
>> change so early.
>>
>> Bob, this is the system I'm looking at (with a few changes):
>>
> http://www.mpccorp.com/home/store/config.html?sid=0E16CA0762744ABA8C33E6C9798C5309
>>
>> Has anyone had to do any BIOS or other tweaking to get the memory
>> accepted/seen by the system? It's been awhile, and I don't think I had
>> to
>> do anything except insert the piece(s) and power up.
>>
>> Thanks very much,
>> Ellen Hall
>>
>> "Bob Knowlden" <nkbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uHomoNAvFHA.4032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Whether getting 1 GB of RAM is reasonable depends on what you will use
> the
>> > PC for. My desktop at work has 512 MB total, and it's enough for my
>> > purposes. I don't see excessive disk swapping.
>> >
>> > $399 to go from 512 MB to 1 GB seems absurd. See www.crucial.com (the
>> retail
>> > arm of Micron) for comparisons. They list 2X512 MB (1 GB total, for a
>> > dual-channel system) of DDR2-4200 (533 MHz) Ballistix for $152US.
> (That's
>> > not a price difference - it is to buy the RAM separately.) At that
>> > rate,
>> > you'd do better to buy the system with minimum memory, and buy your 1
>> > GB
>> > separately. You could discard the 256 MB that came with the system, and
>> > still be far ahead in money. (You'd have to be capable of installing
>> > the
>> new
>> > RAM, but that is one of the easiest things to do inside a PC, in my
>> > opinion.)
>> >
>> > Is this the system you're looking at?
>> >
>> > http://www.mpccorp.com/smallbiz/store/config.html?config=1381251
>> >
>> > The pricing seems odd. For example, the gaming version of the same
> system:
>> >
>> > http://www.mpccorp.com/smallbiz/store/config.html?config=1382487
>> >
>> > offers a *free* upgrade to 1 GB of RAM, and a 160 GB hard drive (rather
>> than
>> > 40 GB). The gaming system comes with XP Home rather than XP Pro, which
> may
>> > be adequate if you don't need the features in Pro (2 CPU support, some
>> > networking features, built-in file encryption available). The gaming
>> system
>> > also has no provision to order MS Office. I see that it also includes
>> > no
>> > mouse or keyboard, although you can add them for a modest sum.
>> >
>> > I hope that I'm mistaken in thinking that these are , rather, uh,
> *sharp*
>> > business practices.
>> >
>> > On the other hand, Dell used to charge $99 to ship a system anywhere in
>> the
>> > continental US. By regular UPS surface. They made a tidy profit on
>> > that,
>> on
>> > average.
>> >
>> > (In case it's not obvious, my home systems have been home grown since
>> 1997.)
>> >
>> >
>> > Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
>> >
>> > "Ellen Hall" <ellen_hall_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:%23Rry2l%23uFHA.2008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > I'm configuring a new Micron Computer (had one for years and love
>> > > it).
>> > > I've
>> > > always thought that 1 GB Memory was minimum for a great XP experience
>> > > (multitask, not a gamer). The one I'm looking at comes with:
>> > > Ballistix 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 533 SDRAM 2-DIMMs
>> > >
>> > > They want $399 to upgrade to Ballistix 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 533
>> > > SDRAM
>> > > 2-DIMMs.
>> > >
>> > > Do you agree about the 1 MB minimum, and if so, is the $399 upgrade
>> > > reasonable?
>> > >
>> > > Any opinions would be appreciated.
>> > > Thank you,
>> > > Ellen Hall
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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