undefined | Better HN

0 pointswolrah5y ago0 comments

I think they may have been referring to the actual mainstream retail availability of ECC RAM. I can buy non-ECC RAM at almost any retailer that sells computers. If I need non-ECC RAM right now I can have it in my hands in 30 minutes. ECC on the other hand I pretty much have to buy online. Microcenter stocks a single 4GB stick of PC4-21300, and I can't think of a single use case where I'd want ECC but not more than 4GB.

0 comments

jfim5y ago

You're right, rereading the parent post with that angle makes it clearer that they were complaining about the unavailability of memory and other hardware.

It would definitely be great to have more reliable hardware generally available and at less of a price premium.

Animats5y ago

Yes. I'd pay an extra 25%, but not an extra 110%.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointswolrah5y ago0 comments

0 comments

jfim5y ago

You're right, rereading the parent post with that angle makes it clearer that they were complaining about the unavailability of memory and other hardware.

It would definitely be great to have more reliable hardware generally available and at less of a price premium.

Animats5y ago

Yes. I'd pay an extra 25%, but not an extra 110%.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse