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To: Paul Engel who wrote (78871)	11/6/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) of 1574042

Re: 512 Meg Machines would satisfy approximately 3/4 (or more) of your requirement... And the 840 would cover almost all X86 needs. It's more the price, flexibility, and performance than total ram. And if you start out with a machine that has a 64 meg RIMM in it (or 2 64s in an 840), that one open slot/bank becomes a pretty precious thing. The Athlon machines we've been getting recently have had one 128 meg DIMM in them (They were ordered right at the peak of the memory price jump - and I'm not stupid). As soon as prices have come down some more, I'll have another 128 meg put into each (for about $150 each - and the student interns that do those upgrades don't cost much and they enjoy opening up the boxes), then later, if we decide we need it, we can add a 256 meg DIMM to bring them from 256 to 512. That 3rd slot isn't absolutely necessary, but it's very nice to have. With an 820 or 840 I wouldn't have the flexibility, and certainly couldn't do it for the price, either. Regards, Dan Firesign Theater memory: Let's stand him on his head! He's no fun, he fell right over.

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