rlittle@comix.cs.uoregon.edu (Robert A. Little) (04/10/91)
Well, after weeks of searching, my relentless pursuit of inexpensive
RAM chips has finally come to a close...After being quoted everywhere from
$50/chip all the way up to $80/chip by my local Amiga dealer, I found a
small company in Calif. with 80ns 1M by 4 static zips for $37.50/chip...
I figured I give y'all the details (to save you the pain of looking)
80 ns 1M by 4 Zips (Static Column) for $37.50 (4 megs for $300)
The company is called Visionsoft, PO Box 22517, Carmel CA, 93922, phone
is 800-735-2633...
The guys (plural, the orig. guy was a flakey "write down exactly what the
customer says and ask someone intelligent" order person) seemed pretty
cool, only $10 added for COD & Shipping stuff...
Oh well, enough said....I hope this helps someone, I know I was getting
real frustrated with so many companies telling me there was a chip shortage
and that I would never find scrams for less that $60 a piece!
--rob
(anyone know when 2.0 is coming out?)
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USENET: rlittle@cs.uoregon.edu || requires going to school" -- Me
CIS: 71020,1625 || "He knows changes aren't permanent,
GEnie: R.LITTLE2 || but change is..." -- RUSHswarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) (04/11/91)
In article <1991Apr9.235731.1952@cs.uoregon.edu> rlittle@comix.cs.uoregon.edu (Robert A. Little) writes: > >Well, after weeks of searching, my relentless pursuit of inexpensive [...description of searching for companies deleted...] >80 ns 1M by 4 Zips (Static Column) for $37.50 (4 megs for $300) > >The company is called Visionsoft, PO Box 22517, Carmel CA, 93922, phone >is 800-735-2633... [...] Here are some prices I've grabbed off this group in the past... )> ...1M x 4 80ns ZIP's (Hitachi HM514402) for $35 each )>from: )> )> AMT International )> 2393 Qume Drive )> San Jose, CA 95131 )> Phone: 408-432-1790 )> FAX: 408-944-9801 )>My quest for cheap RAM has ended in my own backyard. )> )>Multimedia Design (916) 372-3822 )> )>1Mbit x 4 80 ns scram ZIP's : $35 each, or $280 for four megabytes. )>I just called them this morning re. the price of 1Mbx4 80ns s-c ZIPs. The )>person I talked to gave me a price of $38/ZIP for a quantity of 16 (not )>including shipping); alert readers will note that this is fairly close )>to the $/Mb level of the 256Kx4's I got last August...seems the prices of )>these chips are finally getting reasonable. I didn't check the 256Kx4 )>prices. )> )>BJS's phone number is 408-748-9762. These are all old quotes. The price of these chips continues to drop. This quote is from this week's EETimes ad by Microprocessors Unlimited, Inc. (918) 267-4961. They are generally about 5-10% higher priced than the cut- rate chip dealers that advertize in Computer Shopper magazine in the States: 1Megx4 dram - $34 I expect these chips to hit around $20 each within 6 mos. _. --Steve ._||__ DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own. Warren v\ *| ---------------------------------------------- V {uunet,sun}!convex!swarren; swarren@convex.com --
vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid) (04/11/91)
In article <1991Apr9.235731.1952@cs.uoregon.edu> rlittle@comix.cs.uoregon.edu (Robert A. Little) writes: > >Well, after weeks of searching, my relentless pursuit of inexpensive >RAM chips has finally come to a close...After being quoted everywhere from >$50/chip all the way up to $80/chip by my local Amiga dealer, I found a >small company in Calif. with 80ns 1M by 4 static zips for $37.50/chip... >I figured I give y'all the details (to save you the pain of looking) > >80 ns 1M by 4 Zips (Static Column) for $37.50 (4 megs for $300) > >The company is called Visionsoft, PO Box 22517, Carmel CA, 93922, phone >is 800-735-2633... > >The guys (plural, the orig. guy was a flakey "write down exactly what the >customer says and ask someone intelligent" order person) seemed pretty >cool, only $10 added for COD & Shipping stuff... > >Oh well, enough said....I hope this helps someone, I know I was getting >real frustrated with so many companies telling me there was a chip shortage >and that I would never find scrams for less that $60 a piece! > >--rob > >(anyone know when 2.0 is coming out?) > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Little || "Avoid work at all costs, even if it >USENET: rlittle@cs.uoregon.edu || requires going to school" -- Me >CIS: 71020,1625 || "He knows changes aren't permanent, >GEnie: R.LITTLE2 || but change is..." -- RUSH No, no, NO! Chips can be had for as little as $32/chip from BJS Electronics in CA (no phone# but they're in San Jose) and Wave Electronics, Inc 800-433-3570. I know there are several places which sell them for $34-$35 per chip and those are supposed to be premium prices - right! Veenu
randy@csseq.tamu.edu (Randy Hutson) (04/11/91)
In article <1991Apr11.013726.12273@cbnewsj.att.com> vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid) writes: >No, no, NO! Chips can be had for as little as $32/chip from BJS Electronics >in CA (no phone# but they're in San Jose) and Wave Electronics, Inc >800-433-3570. I know there are several places which sell them for $34-$35 >per chip and those are supposed to be premium prices - right! The phone number for BJS is 408-748-9762. I have placed several orders with BJS, and I heartily recommend them. They have very good prices, and the people I have spoken to on the telephone were nice. And they even sent me a Christmas card! Randy