Ballistix 2GB Z503 kit back up at Crucial.com

[Nocturnal]

I just checked and they're back up for sale.

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864Z503

It's OOS right now but at least it's back on there. Hopefully this means they didn't pull it completely?

Meh, nevermind, I spoke with live chat and they still said they don't know yet.

[ozzimark]

haha, they better make up their minds.. sounds like there's a lot of opposing voices going on over there at crucial :slapass:

[CapFTP]

mh...I knew they don't sell'em anymore.....where did you caught that link ? If u run trhough DDr and so on...you don't catch it...right ?

Is an old page ??
:D

[Ferry82]

Just a old link I think.

[quantum]

Yesterday i got mail from Crucial UK. They will replace my Z503 Ballistix without any questions. Maybe there is a revision that works. Don't ask for refund in case you bought the memory modules from a 3rd party.

[Coroner Kyle]

After seeing the Anandtech article I bet Crucial started to think twice because that was some good publicity.

There is no doubt that the Crucial Ballistix 2GB bit is the best performing 2GB kit that we have ever tested. However, there are serious questions right now about whether you will be able to even buy this 2GB kit. Crucial tells us that the item is out of stock and they may not be bringing the kit back in stock as they concentrate on DDR2 for the upcoming AMD AM2 launch. End users are reporting that Crucial is telling them the product is End-of-Life and is no longer available. It's a real shame that we can't direct you today to where to buy this excellent memory, and it is even more puzzling that Crucial/Micron may be discontinuing the best 2GB kit that we have ever tested. DDR memory will be useful in AMD platforms for at least another year and a half, and the 2GB Crucial kit would have been a wonderful choice for those who do not plan to migrate to DDR2 when AM2 is launched. We don't even know for sure, at this point, how DDR2 will actually perform with the new AM2 processors.

Whatever the logic, we cannot in good conscious reward a Crucial product that you can't actually buy today. If it were still readily available, it would easily garner our Gold Editor's Choice award, but with no real assurances of continued supply, we can only suggest that you check with Crucial to see if they decide to continue this outstanding 2GB Ballistix kit.

[ozzimark]

After seeing the Anandtech article I bet Crucial started to think twice because that was some good publicity.
i was thinking the same thing ;)

[irev210]

i was thinking the same thing ;)


haha me too.


Hopefully they are re-tooling and making changes to the memory.

I will then gladly buy another set, as nothing can touch this memory (when it works)


I, however, refuse to spend 20 hours tuning this memory to have it start to crap out on me, then have to start trouble-shooting flakey memory. That is the worst!

[ben805]

IF anandtech knew most if not all these crucial sticks can only last couple days~few weeks then I highly doubt he'll make the same statement and recommendation on that review :D :D

[Drago]

Im just glad they said something. Annandtech is pretty big time. Since the M2 has been pushed back three months and might even get pushed again there is an opportunity again for Crucial to make a buck. I hope they do get a reliable version of this stuff as I own it too haha.:D