-----Original Message----- From: Kelly Setzer [SMTP:setzer@telalink.net] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 9:10 AM To: sirbruce@ix.netcom.com Cc: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: RE: RAM and NVRAM for F330
I know that Stornet has a slightly better price than NetApp, but it
is
still several times what I'd expect to pay for RAM.
My experience has been that if you get third-party components, they
are
going to be less reliable. Period.
That's a shame. You might try some other third-party vendors.
[Weeks, Thomas] You try any brands other that the approved list of NetApp and they wil not warranty the behavior of the system.
Or so they told me.
Whatever the cheaper component is, be prepared to pay double that,
because
if the first RAM you buy fails, you'll have to buy it again and hope
the
timing and quality is better. If the Netapp RAM fails under
support, they'll
replace is for free.
And this borders on the absurd. It's been a long time since I bought RAM which did not have a lifetime warranty. The few times I have had problems with RAM, the vendor has been more than happy to replace it.
[Weeks, Thomas] RAM on the filer is being run to the very MAX of its specs (maybe more)... I hear that they have a fairly high failure rate on RAM that would otherwise work FINE in slower, less demanding systems (PC's).
[Weeks, Thomas] Tom
Kelly