moss@newsserver.sfu.ca (Barry G. Moss) (05/01/91)
Does any one have information on the 2MB memory expansion board for NECs Silentwriter2 Model 90 laser printer? I recently bought one of these printers for about $2150 CDN and was hoping to expand the memory so that I could print legal size pages with complex graphics and download additional fonts. However, when I went to the campus computer store where I bought the model 90 I found out that the 2MB memory expansion cost over $1000! Considering the original price of the model 90 included 2MB of memory already, and that even fast DRAMs can be purchased for less than $100/MB, this price seems to be extremely high. So here's the questions: 1. Has any acyually pruchased NEC's memory expansion option? Is this a special board NEC had made, or is simply a pair of SIMMs? Is there anything special about the memory parts used to justify the high cost (e.g. all chips are 1MB 35ns SRAMs :-) )? 2. Has anyone seen this expansion board advertised for less than $1000 CDN or $850 US? 3. Is there a third party which manufactures a compatible but cheaper memory expansion board? The Model 90 is a very good printer for the money, but I am extremely disappointed at NEC's overpricing of options for this product. Do other laser printer manufacturers have similar policies or is NEC the only one? Barry Moss Research Associate moss@whistler.sfu.ca