The memory market is a widely misunderstood area. If you are thinking of upgrading in the near future, it is imperative to understand the memory choices available and how you can get the best value for money.
You do not, as is often preached, have to buy Original Vendor memory in order to protect your warranty. In general, such tactics are illegal and are used to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt into the minds of consumers, rather than compete on the basis of quality and price. The important point is that, regardless of their legality, these types of sales ploys are intended to intimidate and pressure unsophisticated purchasers into spending substantially more than they should for memory upgrades.
Companies and individuals that violate the antitrust laws are subject to a wide range of sanctions, including having triple damages imposed against them.
So, what are the alternatives to Original Vendor memory, are they any good and what's it going to cost? How does hardware.com help customers to save up to 50% on their memory upgrades?
Understanding the Memory Market
The easiest way to understand the market is to split it into three groups:
1. Original (OEM, Original Vendor, Authorised/Approved)
The key point to remember here is that there is no such thing as Original Vendor. Although all the major vendors, e.g. HP and Cisco, claim to supply you with Original memory - it is in fact manufactured by the OEMs, e.g. Samsung or Infineon, and then rebadged with an HP or Cisco sticker.
2. Third Party/Major on Third
Third Party memory such as SimpleTech is generic, i.e. designed to cover a wide range of hardware rather than being specific.
3. Compatible
Although Compatible memory is not approved, unlike OEM, it is designed specifically for a particular piece of hardware and guaranteed to be compatible.
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How Compatible Memory from hardware.com Solves the Problem
Operating systems and applications are becoming ever more memory intensive. Memory capacities are increasing at phenomenal rates in order to keep up with this trend.
hardware.com supply ProLabs compatible memory. ProLabs supply the highest quality compatible memory to customers worldwide.
It has always been important to source the highest quality memory at the most competitive prices, but never more so than now. That's where ProLabs memory solutions can give you the leading market edge. ProLabs is already renowned for being the only compatible brand to support the entire Cisco memory range, and their state-of-the-art test and development facilities enable ProLabs to bring you the best in memory upgrade solutions for all vendors:
Guaranteed Compatibility
ProLabs memory is specific - unlike many other manufacturers who produce generic modules.
Price
ProLabs is the most competitively priced quality compatible memory brand:
Save up to 50% on vendor branded memory, without compromising on quality, reliability or compatibility
Quality components
ProLabs ensure that the highest quality components are used in the manufacture of their memory. For example, all our chips originate from one of the major manufacturers such as Micron, Samsung or Infinion.
JEDEC Industry Standard Compliant
All DRAM must conform to the International JEDEC standard, be it vendor branded or ProLabs. This way you know that your ProLabs upgrade is going to be form, fit and functionally identical to the Vendor.
Quality testing
ProLabs memory is intensively tested all the way through the manufacturing process to ensure only the highest quality. The components and the finished modules themselves are tested a minimum of six times before they get installed into a machine, i.e.
When the silicon is formed
When the chip is built
Chips are tested at the assembly of the module
And again as a finished module
When they enter the warehouse for storage
And finally on dispatch from our warehouse.
Reliability
ProLabs memory is every bit as reliable as vendor branded memory. With a defect rate of only 1 in 5,000 (the industry average is closer to 1 in 1,250), you can be certain you are installing quality parts.
Warranty
As you'd expect with any quality brand of memory you get the peace of mind of a lifetime warranty with advanced replacement.
Convenience
hardware.com hold around £10 million worth of networking equipment in stock at all times - including 90% of all memory solutions. One call and you can speak to your dedicated account manager who will make sure you order exactly the right part.
ISO 9001
ISO 9001:2000 is an international standard that gives requirements for an organisation's Quality Management System ("QMS") - hardware.com is fully certified and as such will consistently provide goods and services that: 
Meet your needs and expectations
Comply with applicable regulations
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Conclusion
Your hardware's warranty will not be affected by purchasing compatible memory.
ProLabs memory is the highest quality, specific, guaranteed to be compatible and offers you the chance make massive savings - up to 50% on Original Vendor branded memory.
ProLabs memory components always originate from one of the major OEM manufacturers, who also manufacture the Original Vendor's modules. They are shipped with a lifetime warranty and conform to all JEDEC Industry Standards. ProLabs' failure rate is less than half that of the industry average.
Next Step
Hardware.com can guarantee the lowest prices worldwide for ProLabs compatible memory - please call our team on +44 (0)1285 771 600 to discuss your requirements. We can give you an immediate quote and help you with any queries you may have. Our dedicated Product Managers are on hand at all times to help you out of a tight situation or just offer free advice.
Alternatively, you can use the memory configurator, located online at our configurators, which will enable you to view all memory upgrade options for Cisco, HP, IBM, Sun and Dell hardware plus individual system configuration and schema details.
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