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Memory Manufacturers Could be Cheating

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-don't-look-at-the-man-behind-the-curtain dept.

Mark Brown writes "Tom's Hardware is live-testing DDR2 memory products in order to determine whether memory manufacturers submit cherry-picked products for reviews. 'GeIL DDR2-667 that was claimed to be purchased performed worse than the review samples they got: 471 MHz for the review samples vs. 421 MHz for the retail memory.'"

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  1. Blow me down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Corporations are ripping off its customers with rigged tests... I'm truly shocked.

  2. Not Surprising by Fool_Errant · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not surprising at all. Manufacturers do want to get the most positive reviews after all. Look at the hardware sites. Only rarely do you ever see reviews of value equipment rather than the latest top-end equipment. I do find it a bit of a shame though. 50 Mhz may not look like much, but for the enthusiasts that go after the best equipment regardless of price, or the person who needs the best possible specs for a system and is willing to pay, that 50 Mhz can mean the difference between a purchase and a pass-by. While I don't think Geil's doing anything different than any other manufacturer is likely to try, it does make me think twice about the claimed specs of their products.

  3. BREAKING NEWS by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not all people are honest!