var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-36208\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Papercutninja    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/01/consumers-speak-omni-technologies-ram-leaves-bad-memories.html#comment-36208\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(36208);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=36208');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Let me be the first to call Michael G an Asshat. <br />He wanted to cheap out, so he went the route of the slightly shady cut-rate memory supplier thinking he could save a few bucks.</p><p>Example:  	<br />* HYPERFORMANCE™ OMNI TECHNOLOGIES® BRAND 2GB 240-pin PC2-3200 DDR2 400 RAM *SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE! * (this must be amazing if it is indeed HYPERFORMANCE) for $299.99<br /><a href=\"http://www.omnitechnologies.biz/cgi-bin/catalog/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F2078334&rnd=9702986&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=SPC2402GB400H&cat=240pd&catstr=\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://www.omnitechnologies.biz/cgi-bin/catalog/cp-app.cgi...\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.omnitechnologies.biz/cgi-bin/catalog/cp-app.cgi...</a></a></p><p></p><p>CORSAIR 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 400 (PC2 3200) ECC Registered System Memory Model CM75DD2048R-400 - OEM for $289.00 via Newegg<br /><a href=\"http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145591\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682014...\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682014...</a></a></p><p>Oh my GOD! Going the mainstream, less shady route actually woulda SAVED his ass $10!!! Sweet merciful crap!<br />Jackass.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(36208, 'Papercutninja')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-36455\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">RowdyRoddyPiper    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/01/consumers-speak-omni-technologies-ram-leaves-bad-memories.html#comment-36455\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(36455);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=36455');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Papercutninja, allow me to be the first to call you an Asshat!  </p><p>The point of the story was not: he was angling for a bargain and got screwed.  The point of the story was: he thought he had a bargain and they tried to switch him out to a higher price.  In addition they gave him the runaround as to the whys regarding the delay.  To top it all off they have yet to credit his account. </p><p>Your example of Newegg currently selling ram for less than Omni is completely irrelevant.  The purchase was made November 11th, not today.  I don't have a handle on what Newegg and Omni were charging relative to one another at the time and neither do you.  </p><p>For being such a massive dick about things, you seem to be under informed and making a few key assumptions.  The main assumption is that he's got a desktop Mac released after October.  IIRC correctly the only Macs that take a 240 pin  are the October and later Powermacs and iMacs.  Trust me you could have purchased a new mac from Apple that is a desktop and doesn't take 240 pin ram as recently as 2 minutes ago.  </p><p>The ram that you link to is also PC 3200 (400MHZ Bus).  The Macs that accept a 240 pin are PC 4200 (533 MHZ Bus).  You can't over clock on a Mac, so I don't think the memory would function properly.  You're welcome to try, but I wouldn't.  </p><p>So please quit trying to prove to everyone how smart you are.  Please don't call some guy an asshat who's posted his tale of woe.  YOU can find ram cheap!  Therefore YOU are a s00per genius. I get it.</p><p>Mike G.  Check out:</p><p><a href=\"http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/</a></a></p><p>for Mac Upgrades.  If you really do need 2GB DIMMs  they have them for $299.  For the record, they are $312 at Newegg.  <a href=\"http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820221031\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022...\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022...</a></a><br />They also have a model listed at Newegg for $199, which I am suspect of (no ECC).  <br /></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(36455, 'RowdyRoddyPiper')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-36456\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">RowdyRoddyPiper    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/01/consumers-speak-omni-technologies-ram-leaves-bad-memories.html#comment-36456\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(36456);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=36456');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>PS. if you don't require the ECC ram (ie. for an iMac, you can get it for $259 at the link above).</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(36456, 'RowdyRoddyPiper')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-36797\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Papercutninja    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/01/consumers-speak-omni-technologies-ram-leaves-bad-memories.html#comment-36797\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(36797);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=36797');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I'm not here for a flame war, and i do have to say that RowdyRoddyPiper has an entirely valid post. BUT this is a real simple case of buyer beware. Anyone who shops online knows a legit e-tailer and  one that is slightly shady. WHen buying a relatively big-ticket item like 2GB of RAM, certainly most people would go for a recognized, legit source. For instance, you recommended macsales.com. I don't own a Mac, but even i know that site. I would never ever buy from someone called omnitechnologies. </p><p>BTW, i arbitrarily picked RAM for the price comparison, as i had no idea what kind of Mac  he had. I did, however make sure they were the same type for a simple price comparison. Also, he mentioned it was for a new Mac, which could've been bought after October.</p><p>There's bargain hunting and there's foolish bargain hunting. This case is an example of the latter.<br /></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(36797, 'Papercutninja')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-36987\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">RowdyRoddyPiper    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/01/consumers-speak-omni-technologies-ram-leaves-bad-memories.html#comment-36987\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(36987);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=36987');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Fair enough; I'm not here for that either.  So let's refrain from calling eachother and fellow consumers asshats...let's save our name calling for the corporate drones and soulless merchants of crap who make our shopping lives one scene from <i> The Trial </i> (how do you do underline?) after the next.  </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(36987, 'RowdyRoddyPiper')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");