Fed up with my memory-starved laptop, I visited my regular computer parts chain. Having looked online to get an idea of prices, I was disconcerted when the sales rep offered a more expensive laptop memory chip. Looking into the inventory shelf at a cheaper price tag I asked, “What about this one?”
The amused response came back: “That’s for a desktop. I could sell you one if you want though.” For clarification, it’s pretty easy to see the difference between a laptop and desktop memory chip – the latter is twice as long.
Ashamed, I scurried away with the proper chip to the checkout counter. I’m going to have to turn in my geek certification soon…
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