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I wouldn't even know where to buy RAM (good RAM, at online prices) in person...

Ekaros 2y ago
Not the absolute best prices, but in general local computer shops should get it directly from distributors that have reasonably good supply chain direct to manufacturer.
the_snooze 2y ago
Lots of places do price-matching. I can go to Best Buy and get Amazon pricing (for items sold directly by Amazon) without the Amazon BS.
- ProllyInfamous 2y ago
  Best Buy is a "go to" that even most smaller US cities can visit — and yes they will always price match [the clerk doesn't giveAF].
  - FireBeyond 2y ago
    They've got a lot better. Years ago they'd have their own specific SKUs... "Sorry, this Western Digital 7200rpm 2TB drive is a WD72002048-AMZN, and we sell the WD72002048-BBY, so we can't price match." They got busted for having different prices if they detected you were hitting the website from a store (Wifi or terminal)... "I know you thought it was $109 when you looked online, but you must be mistaken, here, let's pull up the website, yup, $159". There was a brief loophole for a while when Amazon allowed ad-hoc Marketplace items from users - find what you wanted on Best Buy's site, create a listing to sell it on Amazon for $x cheaper, and then show them that as the price match. Then they moved to "must be fulfilled by Amazon to be eligible".
pomian 2y ago
Here is the link to Crucial, which is the customer selling division for Micron Memory. https://www.crucial.com/products/memory https://www.crucial.com/products/memory It works well. They are competitive in pricing, and have a good lookup system to make sure you get the correct type of RAM( and SDD). Free shipping USA and Canada. (Been using that for over a decide.)
- ProllyInfamous 2y ago
  RAM is one of the few things I typically still purchase online — and Crucial is the distributor I trust most (Micron chips).
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Not the absolute best prices, but in general local computer shops should get it directly from distributors that have reasonably good supply chain direct to manufacturer.

the_snooze 2y ago

Lots of places do price-matching. I can go to Best Buy and get Amazon pricing (for items sold directly by Amazon) without the Amazon BS.

ProllyInfamous 2y ago
Best Buy is a "go to" that even most smaller US cities can visit — and yes they will always price match [the clerk doesn't giveAF].
- FireBeyond 2y ago
  They've got a lot better. Years ago they'd have their own specific SKUs... "Sorry, this Western Digital 7200rpm 2TB drive is a WD72002048-AMZN, and we sell the WD72002048-BBY, so we can't price match." They got busted for having different prices if they detected you were hitting the website from a store (Wifi or terminal)... "I know you thought it was $109 when you looked online, but you must be mistaken, here, let's pull up the website, yup, $159". There was a brief loophole for a while when Amazon allowed ad-hoc Marketplace items from users - find what you wanted on Best Buy's site, create a listing to sell it on Amazon for $x cheaper, and then show them that as the price match. Then they moved to "must be fulfilled by Amazon to be eligible".

pomian 2y ago

Here is the link to Crucial, which is the customer selling division for Micron Memory. https://www.crucial.com/products/memory https://www.crucial.com/products/memory It works well. They are competitive in pricing, and have a good lookup system to make sure you get the correct type of RAM( and SDD). Free shipping USA and Canada. (Been using that for over a decide.)

ProllyInfamous 2y ago
RAM is one of the few things I typically still purchase online — and Crucial is the distributor I trust most (Micron chips).

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