Local Source for DDR Memory

[john_whitfield at email.com (John Whitfield)]

 > But this applies to all items, the premium they charge on memory 
 > is much greater than other items. ...  I think the 10 - 20% range 
 > is much more typical than the 45 -50% or more that one sees for 
 > memory.

Hmm.  I wonder how much shrink figures into that.  Memory is a good 
target for theft.  It's small, expensive, easy to resell and hard to 
trace.  And more people are comfortable popping in more memory than 
swapping out processors.  It's probably a problem with online dealers 
as well, but it's going to pass through more hands at a retailer.

But -- on the original topic -- I suppose you could try a PC show.  
There's one in Marlborough on the weekend of November 11th.  With so 
many vendors in one place the prices are usually pretty competitive, 
although I haven't priced memory lately.  Here's a link if you're 
interested:

http://www.pcshow.com/schedule.php

Other than that, online is probably the best bet.

John Whitfield

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