Hi all! Obsolete computers and laptops supporting DDR SDRAM or DDR SO-DIMM RAM. As it turns out, they are still expensive and people somehow manage to use them. Personally, I moved away from this tradition a long time ago, but statistics say that a fairly large percentage still uses this technique.

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I often receive old laptops, some just give them away, some sell them for some nominal fee, and some just throw them in the trash . I even had such a case, there is a separate article on the channel. As a result, I carry out maintenance and a small upgrade, test and then sell. You won’t earn a lot of money from this, but there is a demand, and it’s not bad as a part-time job. The channel has a separate article on this topic. We have to deal with systems engineers less often, the demand for them is several times less and becomes less relevant.

I encountered a problem with expanding RAM. When such a laptop or system unit arrives, you want to upgrade it as much as possible, if possible, of course. One of the main ways is to expand RAM. And here the main problem arises: where to get it? Usually you need a couple of 1 GB sticks.

in the photo there are RAM strips for a laptop DDR SO-DIMM in the photo there are RAM strips for a laptop DDR SO-DIMM

If you buy on some platforms, for example AliExpress, JOOM and the like, you will be surprised at the price tag. The price of a laptop is from 500 rubles and above, for a computer a little cheaper you can find it from 300 rubles per 1 GB. In some situations, an old laptop or system unit costs less than one such bracket. Why such prices and components are already obsolete is not very clear. Apparently there is a certain demand for them. The technology is outdated, users are somehow trying to extend its life or increase its performance.

in the photo there are RAM strips for a laptop DDR SO-DIMM in the photo there are RAM strips for a laptop DDR SO-DIMM

I even once put up a couple of DDR sticks for sale on Avito for 1 GB. at a price of 400 rubles per bar, they took it very quickly. Although at that time I had a certain number of them, it would have been better to keep them, now I have to look for the most profitable purchase options on the same Avito.

I am attaching offers from Yandex Market and JOOM

There are more offers on AliExpress , but the price tag is still the same “biting”.

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It can be more profitable to purchase a complete laptop from someone than one stick of DDR RAM. Thank you all for your attention, I will be grateful for liking the article and subscribing to the channel .