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- From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
- Subject: Re: Christmas Wish List (<$100 US)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.000243.9378@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov
- Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- References: <BzBD57.67J@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:02:43 GMT
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- In article 67J@news.cso.uiuc.edu, wmagro@uiuc.edu (William Magro) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec15.170947.8229@newshost.lanl.gov>
- >hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson) writes:
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- >>Cheapest = DRAMs.
- >>Most Convenient = SIMMs.
- >
- >I'd have to disagree with John here. In my experience, SIMMs have become
- >cheaper than DRAMs (likely due to their increased popularity). In any
- >case, though the relative price difference (i.e. delta(P)/P) is small
- >enough that you should make the choice based on the convenience and cost
- >of the upgrade board (or soldering project if you don't use a board).
-
- Bingo. If you can find an upgrade board that uses SIMMs for close to the
- same price as a board that uses DRAMs, then definitely go for the SIMMs!
- I was under the impression that SIMM boards were still a little pricey but
- maybe that has changed. If so, great.
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