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Sale on IBM certified used memory pc2700 1gb and pc2100 512m
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:14 pm
by tselling
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:24 pm
by pianowizard
Thanks for this EXCITING news! I will buy one or two!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:35 pm
by brentpresley
Are we sure these are SO-DIMMs? It's not mentioned in the description and I can't find any info on the part number (R31P9839).
And FYI, their inventory systems shows there are currently 4 in stock.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:37 pm
by pianowizard
How much is shipping?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:40 pm
by brentpresley
pianowizard wrote:How much is shipping?
Free for the default shipping.
Tax for some states.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:41 pm
by tselling
brentpresley wrote:Are we sure these are SO-DIMMs? It's not mentioned in the description and I can't find any info on the part number (R31P9839).
And FYI, their inventory systems shows there are currently 4 in stock.
Brent, take off the R in front (probably for refurbished) for the part number. They are listed under the notebook accessories as well so thats a pretty good indication.
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 8425049006
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:42 pm
by ajsimeon
can anyone confirm that they are so-dimms?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:47 pm
by pianowizard
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:51 pm
by brentpresley
Inventory looks down to 3 or less now.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:52 pm
by ajsimeon
sweet just bought 1...should i buy another? decisions decisions...
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:54 pm
by brentpresley
My only hesitation is they are refurbs. Anyone have 1st hand experience w/ IBM refurbed memory?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:57 pm
by ajsimeon
how do you know what's in the inventory?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:58 pm
by brentpresley
Add x to the cart and it will tell you. Then work the number down until it allows you to add that many.
4 or more and it tells you they are not available. 3 or less and you are good to go (for now).
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:01 pm
by ajsimeon
you know if there are any kind of warranty on these?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:02 pm
by brentpresley
It's on the front page.
7-day.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:03 pm
by tselling
I bought 2 for my X31 before I posted this. I have never bought their certified used memory but I suspect it will be covered by their 7 day return policy and probably at least 30 days warranty. In my experience memory is either bad or good so testing thoroughly when I receive it is what I plan to do.
They don't list the accessories specifically that I can see though in the warranty page:
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... ct=2580948
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:57 pm
by ajsimeon
i think there are more than 3....keep adding 3 to the cart everytime and it works....however when you add 4 it is out of stock for some reason....kinda strange.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:05 am
by wingman
Just ordered 1GB for my T42.....In my experience, the ram will be bad when you get it. I will run memtest for a couple of days just to be sure.
Any thoughts on where it comes from? Maybe systems that have other problems and were scrapped?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:51 am
by underclocker
Great prices. IBM is usually very good about honoring warranties on newly purchased certified used items.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:06 am
by brentpresley
ajsimeon wrote:i think there are more than 3....keep adding 3 to the cart everytime and it works....however when you add 4 it is out of stock for some reason....kinda strange.
Only allows you to have 1 in your cart now. My guess is they have a semi-realtime inventory system and we are looking at the last stick or two.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:06 am
by bigtiger
Thanks, deal Policeman, Tselling. It is so nice for you to post it here.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:19 am
by covertash
Awww...
Too slow: the 1GB chips are out of stock. Thanks anyways, OP.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:19 pm
by ajsimeon
dang i ordered mine last night and just got an e-mail saying they don't have any in stock...that freaking sucks.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:36 pm
by skitty4gzus
yea it shows out of stock, and I wasnt sure if it was 2 sticks of 512 or 1 stick of 1 gig? Anyways looks out of stock now
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:33 pm
by brainpicker
Mine were all cancelled too... the following day. I wonder, who is the Point of Sale & Inventory Management solution provider to IBM
?! Maybe they should find an off-shore provider that's a bit more reliable than their own in-house "solution"? And no, this isn't anywhere near the 1st time they've done this to an order I've placed. I should be mad, but it's kinda funny. Really. I mean, if their own product doesn't work in-house where they have near full control and oversight, how can they expect others to buy it and use it to run an inventory-sensitive business?
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Yak
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:04 pm
by underclocker
Call cust. supp. and let them know that you expect IBM, the authority in computer systems, to honor accepted orders. They certainly have new memory sticks that they can substitute!
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:15 pm
by tfflivemb2
The same thing happened when they had hard drives at a ridiculously low prices. They just get overwhelmed with orders.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:27 pm
by ajsimeon
I just hate that they are quick to charge my credit card without sending out an item.
2100?
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:11 am
by seaweedsl
Question: I understand that the PC2100 should work in an R51, but will pull the speed down to 266 from 333?
Is that right? Is this a noticable hit? Not worth the tradeoff of doubling my RAM?
Buying an R51 soon and already investigating upgrades!
Steve
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:53 am
by underclocker
PC2100 will work in R51.
I doubt any human can detect a slow down in performance when using PC2100 vs. PC2700.
More RAM will very likely outweigh any performance hit due to memory speeed.