fan noise for HP ML115

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 04:11:58AM +0000, Julian C. Dunn wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 10:22 -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> 
> > I found a Q&A for that model from HP and saw this one that I find hard
> > to believe:
> > 
> > Q4.  	Why do I need four memory slots?
> > A4. 	Having four memory slots most likely enables systems to
> > accommodate more total memory than a two or three slot solution.
> > Additionally, having up to 3 open slots allows users to add memory
> > incrementally, growing only as fast as it is necessary. Most importantly
> > for cost-sensitive small businesses, having four slots accommodates
> > large memory configurations without using extremely expensive high
> > density DIMMs. For example, loading 2GB in 2 slots costs $3,000-$4,000
> > more than loading 2GB in four lots (2x1 GB DIMMs vs. 4x512MB DIMMs).
> > 
> > Is HP actually claiming it costs $4000 to buy a pair of 1GB ECC dimms
> > for their box?
> 
> HP definitely charges a lot of money for their DIMMs, so I wouldn't be
> surprised. We've found that buying Kingston RAM would save you at least
> 50% if not more, but then if HP discovers that you've substituted
> 3rd-party RAM for their RAM, they may walk away from a service call.
> 
> I liken it to the laser printer toner cartel that HP, Lexmark, and ilk
> engage in.

But a 1GB dimm should cost more like $25, not $2000.  That's 2 orders of
magnitude in difference.  100 times more, not 2 times more.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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