"Paul M. Cook" wrote:

"Bill" wrote in message
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Terry wrote:

I guess not buying at Walmart is good advice.

I'd be willing to bet that most computers you'd find at Circuit
City or Best Buy have the exact same issue (I am surprised at
some higher-end spec computers that use integrated video cards).
I think the better advice is having a clue what you're looking
at (and not posting computer related questions in off-topic
newsgroups -- if you'd posted it in a computer-related newsgroup
to begin with the first or second answer would likely have been
correct). They also would have told you that since computer
memory is never sold in 256mb increments anymore, having a
machine with 768mb is nearly impossible.

256 MB is very common. It's a 512 stick with only one side populated. Not
at all hard to manufacture. Very common and some systems still can be
bought with that little base memory.

Paul

Fine, so they still make it. When was the last time you saw a
machine sold with memory in something other than 512mb
increments. I just checked all of the desktops being sold at
Walmart and they all have 512mb, 1gb or 2gb. I have not seen a
machine sold with an odd amount like 768mb in a long time.

Bill