Obscenely cheap memory
I can’t believe how utterly cheap DDR2 RAM has gotten. When I built this computer about a year ago I paid €231 for 2 gigs of mid range RAM for it. Now you can buy 2 gigs for less than €50! Well, less than €50 until you add VAT and postage, but its still dirt cheap. 4GB here I come, time to upgrade to a 64 bit operating system now I think!
Feckoff.net » Going 64-bit on November 9th, 2007
[...] Since I got that nice cheap RAM the other day, I’ve now got more memory than 32-bit operating systems can address. I’m running Windows Vista Home Premium. Fortunately Microsoft allow you to use your Vista CD key for either 32 or 64-bit (not both at once, obviously), but you have to pay them to get the 64-bit disc, unless you have Vista Ultimate. The fee is a mere €10+vat. What was most surprising is that I ordered it yesterday and it arrived today. From Germany. Via UPS. I suspect that cost them more than my tenner! And that’s after their website said to wait up to 28 days for delivery [...]