[GTALUG] war story: buying RAM

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

I bought a ThinkCentre M75s through ebay.ca
It came with a single 8GiB stick of RAM.
I wanted more!

DDR4 RAM is pretty cheap these days.

I bought 8GiB (to pair with the original stick) and 2 x 32GiB.  Lots!
I got it from amazon.ca

- DDR 32000MHz, as per the "psref" documentation for the computer
- DIMM, not SODIMM, since it is a desktop
- fairly low latency

When I got it, I could install it in my machine but I could not reassemble 
the machine.  I needed "low profile" DIMMs.  Not mentioned in the manual.

So I have initiated a return with Amazon.ca.  They would even come to 
pick the 2 x 32GiB units up, but that's no use since they require me to 
drop the 8GiB DIMM off at a Purolator establishment.

I have now tried to order low profile versions.

This time, Canada Computer was cheaper.  They offered free shipping for 
the 32GiB x 2 but $10 for the 8GiB.  I asked if the 8GiB could piggyback 
on the free shipping for the other DIMMs: no.  Shipping from 
memoryexpress.com was more expensive.  NewEgg.ca didn't seem competitive.  
So I'm not going to buy a mate for my 8GiB.

So this is what I bought for $159.99:
<https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_1326&item_id=195989>

I think I paid roughly the same for 64MiB of RAM for my first PC clone in 
the mid 1990's.