Is RMAing RAM really practical?

[Hajile]

My g.skill memory stick died and i thought i'd try to RMA it since it's supposed to have lifetime warranty. Emailed them, got an RMA number and an address (Taiwan), when i went to check how to ship it to them, it's 1.5k. Ick.

[wheelee]

since it's Lifetime naman, wait for someone to bring it to TW - which i'm guessing will still take a long time.
Pero if the price of a New one is more than twice or more than the shipment, i guess it's OK, pero depende din I had a few RAMS die on me but i didn't bother since they where becoming obsolete.

is it DDR4 or DDR3?
used DDR3 8g is selling for P1500 out there 

[Mr. Bungle]

It might be a bit cheaper to ship the defective item via EMS.

[barurutor]

It might be a bit cheaper to ship the defective item via EMS.

PhilPost operates EMS in the Philippines, that 1.5k shipping quote is probably EMS level service to Taiwan

[splerdu]

1.5k is about what I paid for DHL to do the same thing last year. Arrived in TW the day after shipping it out.

[Mr. Bungle]

1.5k is about what I paid for DHL to do the same thing last year. Arrived in TW the day after shipping it out.

I also used DHL to RMA my Corsair HX620 PSU to HK. Since it was big and heavy, it cost me over 2K. It took about 4-5 days in total from sending back the failed unit to getting the replacement which was a seemingly brand new retail sealed in box HX650 btw. I didn't find any markings that it was re-certified.