sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash REPRICE MEMORY X-OPTIONS, SPARCSTATION 10 MEMORY SAME $/MB SunFLASH Vol 60 #13 December 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.13 REPRICE MEMORY X-OPTIONS, SPARCSTATION 10 MEMORY SAME $/MB SMCC reprices 14 DRAM memory x-options, X116F & X164F same $/MB - Price of one X164F, 64-MB SIMM = four X116F, 16-MB SIMMs for SPARCstation 10 systems - Industry FIRST, same $/MB for 16-Mbit and 4-Mbit DSIMMs - List price for ALL DSIMM memory is now under US$100/MB - 18.5% to 26.7% price decreases on 16-Mbit-based x-options - 3.4% to 12.8% price increases on 4-Mbit-based x-options - New X104R, 4-MB expansion memory for SPARCclassic X, SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun continues to be one of the largest consumers of DRAM memory. Sun is the largest consumer of 16-Mbit DRAM memory in the world. Now with a 5-year limited warranty for memory in both x-options and systems, Sun(TM) memory continues to be the best value around. No other memory supplier is 100% compatible or certified to run on Sun systems. Sun does not test, qualify, or certify any third party memory. Sun does not publish it's SIMM specifications, so claims of 100% compatibility by others are unfounded. So called "verification" tests do not test to Sun's strigent requirements. No other systems supplier, PC or workstation, offers such an extensive memory warranty at competitive prices. 16-Mbit DRAM ------------ Customer demand for more memory is increasing rapidly. Sun leads in 16-Mbit DRAM-based SIMMs, having designed all new systems with both 4-Mbit and 16-Mbit DRAM capability. This design leadership and first-to-volume leadership allows Sun to make these 18.5% to 26.7% price decreases on 16-Mbit based SIMM x-options. Sun is the FIRST in the industry to price 16-Mbit-based SIMMs at the same $/MB as 4-Mbit-based SIMMs. One X164F, 64-MB SIMM for SPARCstation(TM) 10 systems, is now the same price as four X116F, 16-MB SIMMs. This allows customers to use one SIMM slot instead of four SIMM slots to get 64 MB of memory. No third party or system supplier can match the same $/MB for both 4-Mbit and 16-Mbit-based SIMMs. Also, list price for ALL DSIMM memory is now under US$100/MB. High end SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 and SPARCserver(TM) 1000 customers, using Gigabytes of main memory, can now get much lower memory prices and lower overall solution prices. No other system supplier is under US$100/MB. 4-Mbit DRAM ----------- Third parties and their customers, who cannot obtain stable supplies, continue to come to Sun. Sun can insure stable, uninterrupted supplies to support this large increased demand, but at higher costs. The X116F, 16-MB memory expansion for SPARCstation 10 systems, is now the largest volume product for all of SMCC. These Sun 4-Mbit-based SIMM price increases of 3.4% to 12.8% are very small compared to recent third party increases of at least 17%. Third party memory quotes are valid for 1-7 days to raise and lower prices more quickly. Sun memory quotes are typically valid for 30-60 days. By the time many customers complete their purchase order process, their third party memory quotes are no longer valid. Customers must then restart their P.O. process with new, higher prices. Sun not only leads in 16-Mbit technology, volume, price, reliability, compatibility and warranty but in quote validity as well. New 4-MB Memory Expansion ------------------------- Announcing the new X104R, 4-MB memory expansion for SPARCclassic(TM) X, SPARCclassic, and SPARCstation LX(TM) systems. This x-option allows SPARCclassic X customers with 4-MB of memory to add 4 MB of additional memory. With 4-MB, 8-MB and 32-MB memory options, customers now have a broader selection of memory capacities that work in all three systems. AVAILABILITY ------------ These new prices for memory options are effective immediately. The new 4-MB expansion option can be ordered now and is shipping immediately. U.S. ORDERING AND PRICING INFORMATION ------------------------------------- Prices and discount categories of other memory products not explicitly listed below are unchanged. Maximum discount caps apply on all memory x-options, contact your sales management for details. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS APPEAR ON BOTH THE END USER AND RESELLER PRICE LISTS Memory ------ Order List Disc.# SunSpectrum Description Number Price Cat. Silver Price ============================================================================== 4-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation LX, SPARCclassic X, SPARCclassic(TM) (2-Mbyte SIMMs) X104R** $ 300 A # NC 4-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation(TM) ELC(TM) (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X104Q* $ 300 A # NC 4-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation IPX(TM) (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X104U* $ 300 A # NC 8-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation LX(TM), SPARCclassic X, SPARCclassic(TM) (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X108R** $ 575 A # NC 16-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation 10 (16-Mbyte SIMM) X116F** $ 1,100 A # NC 16-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation ELC (16-Mbyte SIMMs) X116Q* $ 1,100 A # NC 16-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation IPX (16-Mbyte SIMMs) X116U $ 1,100 A # NC 16-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation IPC (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X116Y* $ 1,100 A # NC 16-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation 2 (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X116W* $ 1,100 A # NC 32-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCserver(TM) 1000 (8-Mbyte SIMM) (X)162A** $ 2,500 A # NC 64-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCstation 10 (64-Mbyte SIMM) X164F** $ 4,400 A # NC 64-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCserver 600MP (4-Mbyte SIMMs) X168A $ 4,400 A # NC 64-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 (8-Mbyte SIMMs) X170A** $ 5,000 A # NC 128-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCserver(TM) 1000 (32-Mbyte SIMM) (X)163A** $ 12,750 A # NC 256-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCserver 600MP (16-Mbyte SIMMs) X146A $ 22,000 A # NC 256-Mbyte Memory Expansion for SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 (32-Mbyte SIMMs) X173A** $ 25,500 A # NC * Transition announced on this product. ** 5-year limited warranty # Maximum discount caps apply on all memory x-options, contact your sales management for details. Spare Parts ----------- THE FOLLOWING ITEMS APPEAR ON THE SPARES PRICE LIST List Discount Part Number Description Price Catagory@ ================================================================ #501-2433 2-Mbyte SIMM, LX, Classic, X $ 150 A #501-1812 4-Mbyte SIMM, ELC, IPX 300 A #501-1991 4-Mbyte SIMM, LX, Classic, X 290 A #501-2273 16-Mbyte SIMM, SS10 1,100 A #501-1822 16-Mbyte SIMM ELC, IPX 1,100 A #501-1739 4-Mbyte SIMM, SS2, IPC 275 A #501-2460 4-Mbyte SIMM, S600MP 275 A #501-1817 8-Mbyte SIMM, S1000, SC2000 625 A #501-1930 64-Mbyte SIMM, SS10 4,400 A #501-2060 16-Mbyte SIMM, 600MP 1,375 A #501-2196 32-Mbyte SIMM, S1000, SC2000 3,190 A @ Maximum discount caps apply on all memory x-options, contact your sales management for details. (c) 1993 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporations, and LX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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