RealBlackStuff said:
Many RAM suppliers get their chips from Samsung in Japan.
Why don't you check out their (Samsung's) best offerings locally?
Well, after having been in Japan now for over 8 years, there are many things that have shocked me. One thing is the level of general computer knowledge. Sure there are the people in university designing the stuff, but the average home user knows very little about PCs. When I mention to anyone that I make my own computers, the reaction is usually SHOCK.
For the consumer (like me) high end ram is quite hard to find here in Japan, and the choices are slim. The ones that ARE for sale to the general public are expensive.
Here is one of Japan's well known (PC parts) search engines.
I did a search for 2Gb memory kits, DDR SDRAM, CL of 2 or 2.5
It comes up with 8 results. Out of all the makers selling ram in Japan (including domestic companies), only 8 results meet my criteria, and they are EXPENSIVE.
$1USD = 115 Japanese Yen.
If you want a quick ROUGH price translation, use $1USD = 100 Yen.
In other words, take off two zeros to get USD. 10,000 yen = 100 USD.
Search results are
HERE