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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: amigakit on August 15, 2004, 12:11:40 PM
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Due to requests this week, AmigaKit.com has another batch of 128MB SIMMs available.
They are 60ns rated, double sided and are compatible with Blizzard accelerators.
Visit the AmigaKit.com Memory Shop at http://memory.amigakit.com or visit the main shop at http://www.amigakit.com
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Good work.
Eyetech sells 32MB 72 pin 1-sided simm for Blizzard at a amazing price of only £59.95 :lol:
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edit: removed by me
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32 GBP for a 128 Mb module ??? That´s 49.1894 EUR, shipping not yet included ... is this more expensive than on Ebay ???
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@Cyberus + Effy
The price doesn't sound terribly unreasonable. You of course are free to buy off eBay if you trust a particular seller or are willing to take a chance. I'd imagine this company has tested the module and are guaranteeing it to work with certain Amiga accelerators. It sounds entirely reasonable to me, especially since 128MB SIMMS while not rare are fairly uncommon.
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Its a fair price from what i can see. I paid about the same on ebay here for some, about $50 each for a set of 4.
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@red
I take your point, and I know that my comment may have seemed a little out of place. But it wasn't meant to cause offence to anyone.
You yourself must know that I'll always say that the beauty ;-) of capitalism is that you can choose to buy from whoever you want. If you don't like the price, then don't buy it. Thus my comment may have seemed a little hypocritical.
However, despite the fact that it doesn't seem so at times, this is a community. Therefore, people let each other know about what's available all the time, for example amigamad posting other people's auctions in the Amiga on Ebay section. I was merely pointing out that I have seen such SIMMs for less than ten pounds on ebay. Haymiggan has pointed them out a couple of times.
Regards
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However, despite the fact that it doesn't seem so at times, this is a community.
I know that, but I also consider myself a member of the community. I also happen to be a blabbermouth:-D I have no connections to this company nor are I very familiar with them, just figured I'd inject my $0.02.
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You have to watch ebay and a good deal on stuff like that. I've been looking for a few 512MB PC 133 modules and thought I had found one for a steal at $40. I clicked and read only to see that he wants $20 shipping and handling using USPS standard service with a note after it telling people not to bid if they dont like it. Now I know shipping on a stick of RAM is no more then $3, and packing materials sure dont add up to the rest. Thats the people on ebay I hate to see take advantage of others.
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In response to some of the above comments, we always try and ensure pricing is fair. You will notice that all the products are priced to the market and not over the top.
On another note, would any users be interested in 64MB SIMMs?
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This is a perfectly reasonable price for a 128MB, they are scarce second-hand, particularly if you only search within your own region as i do. In fact there were no 128MB simms available on eBay to me at the time i bought from Amigakit, let alone cheaper ones. He's quick to deliver and provides very regular order updates.
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@amigakit:
How tall in millimeters are the 128MB SIMMs? There are surely some A1200 desktop users that would be interested in single-sided 64MB SIMMs.
/Patrik
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I apologise for my comments earlier, they weren't meant to be critical, but I was foolish not to see that this is how they would look. It is good to see a company in the UK supplying parts for the Amiga user.
And yes, there is the element of convenience. Not everyone knows exactly what type of SIMM they'll need, and will be glad to know it'll work with their system, particularly if they're getting it sent abroad.
Regards
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@Cyberus
Are you going to pick up your private messages??
:-D
@Amigakit
Thanks for continuing to expand your range, your site will definately be at the top of my list when I next need to buy something :-)
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Amigakit is the only decent Amiga company in the UK, fair prices and you will not get raped by them. of course you can get some of the stuff cheaper elsewhere (if you know where to look) no one is saying anything different but still it has Amiga in the name and is not rip off, which is very unusual in the Amiga market.
I hope that guy does very well and i honestly wish him luck in doing so.
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Holley wrote:
@Cyberus
Are you going to pick up your private messages??
:-D
Thanks for reminding me. Check you PM in a few mins.
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The 128MB SIMMs measure 8mm (height) x 108mm (length) x 36mm (width)
Hope this helps!
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Thanks to everyone for their comments of support. It is appreciated - especially as AmigaKit.com is still in it's early/expanding stage.
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That may be so but I can not remember Vesalia having sold 128 Mb Simms, only 64 Mb ones so you´re doing not so bad :-)
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@amigakit
They shouldn't by any chance be HP ram modules?
If so, it's prob the same as the ones I'm selling, at least the size of the module is the same (and the amount of ram of course). I think the price is reasonable.
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I have get a 128 MB Simm on Ebay Germany for 9,90 Euro+
Shipping. But now they are more expensive.
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To everyone thats asked, there will be more 64MB SIMMs in tomorrow.
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I have just been told by one of my customers that the 128MB fits and works OK in a standard Blizzard 1260 accelerator without SCSI addon.
I know this clears up a couple of queries.
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We have another batch of 128Mb SIMMS and 64MB SIMMS, so everyone who wasn't quick enough at the beginning of the week can now get hold of them in the AmigaKit.com Memory Shop
http://memory.amigakit.com
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128mb SIMMs are not compatible with the Phase 5 Blizzard 1260 unless
they are single sided. Double-sided 128mb SIMMs are just too fat for
both the 1260 and the SCSI-IV. This applies to desktop AND tower cases
since due to the SIMM socket (and a rogue capacitor on the DCE
SCSI-IV) the module cannot physically click into place.
Single sided 64mb SIMMs are rare let alone 128mb ones. Since a 128mb
SIMM must have at least 16x DRAM chips then a single sided would have
to have a 8x2 rectangular configuration.
I have a single-sided, 60ns, FPM 64mb SIMM... but the last 4mbytes
will crash the machine when utilised. Not sure if this is a
laser-printer module or whether it's an issue with a 3.0 ROM/SetMap.
Bare in mind also that you are best avoiding EDO and going for FPM
(Fast Page Mode) SIMMs and also nasty Compaq and Laser Printer memory.
Try also avoiding ECC/Parity SIMMs as they have non-useable extra
chips which take up space and may conflict with your system. EDO has
been known to conflict with Blizzard cards and the extra benefits
cannot be utilised on Amigas anyway.
Do a search and I'm sure you'll see a few more threads on the SIMM
issue. It's important to get the very hard-to-find ones and not the
mass-produced EDO stuff from '96 onwards.
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Ooops, a double post.
May as well mention now though - the PowerPC boards had an early
startup menu (accessed by holding Escape on bootup).
This menu allowed you to use EDO on PPC boards as well as cheaper
SIMMs by turning on and off pre-charges.
:-)
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FYI, the 64Mb chips that we are currently selling are single sided.
Before despatch to a customer, we perform a Pre Delivery Inspection on every memory module. This involves filling the RAM Disk completely, then deleting the contents. We ensure that the reported memory size is consistent with the memory size before the test. This test confirms the RAM chip's integrity and compatibility with the test system.
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@amigakit:
As a Blizzard1260-owner, I am very interested dimensions, so may I ask - what are the dimensions of this single-sided 64MB SIMM?
/Patrik
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These 64Mb SIMMS are 8 chip, single sided and the dimensions are:
Length:108mm
Width:26mm
Height:6mm
Hope this helps you.
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Hmmm...
They sound nice.
Any chance you could paste the code on the DRAMs?
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Just seen the price.It seems a good deal for rare single sided memory.
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@hyperspeed
The 64Mbs can also be purchased as a 128mb kit and they are pictured in the memory store ( http://memory.amigakit.com )
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davem wrote:
Just seen the price.It seems a good deal for rare single sided memory.
Heh, you sound like a stooge
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Hello
I've now heard of two people now both having problems with running these rare 128MB simms in 603e-240PPC at 60mhz busclock...
So those owning that model should be careful if they don't wanna take any risks. I assume running them at 50mhz should be fine. I haven't heard any reports of errors from my former customers than this.
Cheers,
Haymigga
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Just bought a 128Mb and 64Mb off amigakit, will keep you posted how well they work in my blizard ppc