BEWARE: SALES OF INCOMPATIBLE RAM

Fool me once, shame... Yes, I fell for inexpensive Micron ram on
Ebay--both well-known names with a good reputation, esp. in my usage. This
firm (NOT Ebay!) is doing what *appears* to me to be intentionally selling
HIGH-DENSITY ram to ignorant consumers like me; it is NOT compatible with
lots of motherboards. This is my 1st of several years' purchases of ram via
Ebay to go sour. Seller's username on ebay is "fastmemoryman".
The high-density part of the ad is spelled out so really can't say they
defrauded me; this is just a heads-up for others to KNOW that low-density is
generally the ddr we need for home units.
The brand, the price, and the overall ad are quite convincing. It's not
so cheap that one would likely buy umpteen dozen OR be frightened away.
I WILL say the writing on the chips has worn away quite easily. It
appears the original white label from Micron (or Crucial, or whatever
company ) has been removed and a new generic white label attached. Deep
inside, I feel--NOT KNOW, but just feel-- the Micron name, nos., and logo
are not to be relied on, based on their ease of coming off.
I need not be reminded that we've been warned. I recall my cursory
reading about the problem several times on ng's. But didn't recall which
density to avoid. Just felt this would be another decent buy on ram from
Ebay. The ad said NEW in at least 2 places & was another selling point. It
looked USED upon first inspection, as some of the chip-info was already worn
away.
So, AVOID high-density unless you KNOW that is what you can use. And
remember that several instances of such ram being advertised and sold on
ebay by username "fastmemoryman" have been confirmed by me. .....and if you
need any high-density stuff, "fastmemoryman" ships quickly! sdlomi2


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  • Re: BEWARE: SALES OF INCOMPATIBLE RAM
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