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Look at this guy flexing his own RAM. Most of us can only dream of actually owning RAM someday… /s
I had to sell my kidney to buy one RAM yesterday /s
My kidneys are too old, I don’t even get a CMR HDD for them.
Have you tried complaining to the manufacturer? I hear some allow trade-ins for defectives ones. You may not get a brand-new one but as long as it's not defective it should easily get you a decent drive on the swap market.
I thought used prices would spike, but currently used RAM on Craigslist is reasonable. Maybe people don't follow the news, as much as people on here.