non-Cisco Memory

[patrckb]

What has been everyone's experience with non-Cisco memory in routers?

We need to migrate to 12.2 and have many routers that need more flash and RAM. Crucial (

http://www.crucial.com/)

and Kingston (

http://www.kingston.com/)

offer memory for Cisco routers. Cisco's prices are like 10X their prices.

We were wondering if anyone has had bad experience with non-Cisco memory?

Patrick

 

[BuckWeet]

Well usually cisco buys memory from vendors such as crucial, smart technologies, kingston, etc...

So does that answer your question? heh


BuckWeet

 

[IllegalOperation]

Watch out with third party memory. If you use non-Cisco memory then the chances of your warranty voiding skyrocket. Cisco says to use it at your own risk....

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/serv/mkt/sup/tsssv/wnty/3ptyd_ai.htm

 

[UmpaLumpa23]

Crucial and kingston are two of the best memory makers, both i belive have lifetime warranties. I wouldn't worry about those, just stay away from no name brands

 

[wybnormal]

The problem arises with the 2500s where they used to actually check for 2 different brands of memory chips. If not a match, then no boot. New boot PROMs will correct this stupid design *feature*. As far as I know, this was only the 2500s that had this "feature"

Other then that, Kingston or Crucial.

MikeS


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[Jynxx]

We use Kingston in all of our routers. No issues. The likelihood of memory failing is next to zero.