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Is Ram price going up again, any ideas?

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by henrychieng, Mar 18, 2002.

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  1. henrychieng Newcomer, in training

    As above! I need another 256MB man! Should i get nowor later? Cheers!
    henrychieng, Mar 18, 2002
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  2. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    http://www.crucial.com/library/pricing1.asp Has a good explanation on price fluctuation.
    I haven't heard on whether the prices are going to continue to go up, remain steady, or drop. I just know I was lucky when I bought 512Megs of Crucial CAS2 for less than $60 USD (not counting shipping)
    SNGX1275, Mar 18, 2002
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  3. Th3M1ghtyD8 TechSpot Paladin

    Think ir is still on the rise. Long gone on the times of 128Mb PC133 for under a tenner. 128Mb PC133 now cost £25 for Unbranded Stuff.

    Also, I think it's due to the uptake of DDR memory - less demand for plain old PC133 SD-RAM, as DDR seems to have come down in price, in relation to PC133.
    Th3M1ghtyD8, Mar 18, 2002
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  4. boeingfixer Newcomer, in training

    I usually buy or check prices on a weekly basis and it looks like this week the price is slightly down. I can get 512 of pc 2100 DDR for about $80 US, samsung, kingston or micron. SDRAM is a little cheaper but still about $70 US for 256.
    boeingfixer, Mar 18, 2002
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  5. SuperCheetah Newcomer, in training

    Actually DDR ram has gone up quite a bit. I got 2 256MB sticks of DDR2100 Crucial ram about 6 months ago for 40 dollars apiece. Now you can't find any for less than about 65 dollars, if that. I wish the prices would come down a little so I could invest in a couple more sticks of 256MB.

    I guess it's like you say, DDR is becoming really popular so the companies can start controlling the price more.
    SuperCheetah, Mar 18, 2002
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  6. svtcobra TechSpot Paladin

    Six months ago I bought my laptop with 256mb and the price from crucial for another 256mb was 45.00. I figured it wouldnt rise so I didnt buy. Two months later the price went to 65 and another month it went to 85.00. I didnt think it would rise past that so I didnt buy until two weeks ago it went to 96.00. Now I am saying that I'll wait till it drops and about a week ago it went up to 104 so I bought. I wanted the extra ram and procrastination made me spend 60.00 more.

    I very much dislike the computer market sometimes.
    svtcobra, Mar 18, 2002
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  7. uncleel Newcomer, in training

    uncleel, Mar 18, 2002
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  8. henrychieng Newcomer, in training

    So basically, ram price are going to be steady or going up? Coz at the moment i only have 256MB and i'm thinking of gettng another 256mb to boost my pc. Anyone got anymore sugestion? Tnx n cheers!
    henrychieng, Mar 18, 2002
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  9. boeingfixer Newcomer, in training

    Henry,

    The easiest thing to say is if you need some get some. You will drive yourself crazy waiting for prices to fall only to go up again. Believe me, been there done that. ;)
    boeingfixer, Mar 19, 2002
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  10. lokem Newcomer, in training

    That's excellent advice. In the technology world, you can't really wait for anything. It's either you get lucky by buying at the lowest price or you don't. Waiting will make things even worse.

    And no matter when you buy, you'll still end up losing money over the purchase :D
    lokem, Mar 19, 2002
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  11. SuperCheetah Newcomer, in training

    Agreed!!! Buy now, save later :) I also am not happy about ram going up, because I want to get an extra 512MB for my board, but not with the current prices of ram (this poor college student can't afford it :) ).
    SuperCheetah, Mar 19, 2002
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  12. Th3M1ghtyD8 TechSpot Paladin

    It is getting ridiculous, i bought 2x 512Mb sticks for £70 each only 6 months ago and the price has almost doubled.
    Th3M1ghtyD8, Mar 19, 2002
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  13. svtcobra TechSpot Paladin


    My advice is to read my post above. Seriously, the pricing is so crazy that you just need to jump into it.
    svtcobra, Mar 19, 2002
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  14. Butterball Newcomer, in training

    i too was left in the dust with prices i bought 2X256 pc2100 when it was $38 (us) and drove to the plant and picked it up to save the shipping (they wanted $15 to sent it 4 miles) but then about a month latter when i wanted more it was $55 and has ben on the way up so if anyone sees it for under $50 i would realy like to get my hands on some more
    Butterball, Mar 19, 2002
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  15. henrychieng Newcomer, in training

    I want to know too, if it is under $50 man! But i think we can wait for that for long long time, cheers!
    henrychieng, Mar 19, 2002
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  16. truffles Newcomer, in training

    Yeppers, it would be good for RAM modules to come down. I recently built a computer and did not buy RAM. So, I took one piece out of my primary one . . . and stuck it in my new one for temp. access. Now both of the computers ~~>> are suffering.

    I am using Windows XP Professional . . . it sure does run slow =/

    PLEASE RAM . . . $$ ~~>> - come down

    . . . eventhough it does come down . . . can i buy it ? i have so little money . . . none !! my wallet is all empty !! and im in debt . . . because i owe my mom around $30 bucks CDN . . .

    I recently bought computer parts =)@

    And i don't regret because it was totally worth everything !!

    More Naggering . . .

    TRUFFLES
    truffles, Mar 20, 2002
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  17. boeingfixer Newcomer, in training

    Well I just ordered some DDR and it went down $5 from monday to today, so mabee we are falling again (YEAHHHH!!), only time will tell.
    boeingfixer, Mar 20, 2002
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  18. henrychieng Newcomer, in training

    Hi boiengfixer, what is ur ddr order price? Is it crucial btw. Can direct me to the site if the price is good, i want to buy too. cheers!

    Btw, i just bought 2 * IBM40G today! Just done a raid o on my beloved MSI mtb Combine 2gether got 78G in total! Working hand in hand with my Quantum as40G too! Now, no more $ to buy ram anymore unless it's realy worthwhile! haha!
    henrychieng, Mar 20, 2002
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  19. boeingfixer Newcomer, in training

    Hey Henry,

    I can buy wholesale here locally, I have a choice between Samsung, Micron and Kingston. I chose the Kingston today so I can try it out. PC2100 256 DDR. Will let you know how it performs. I am going to bench mark it with my micron.

    Good luck with the IBM's, I have the same as you, 78Gig total. along with my Maxtor 40Gig. Getting a 1900+ tomorrow or friday hopfully.

    i have someting to tell you henry but I will sent you a private msg..
    boeingfixer, Mar 20, 2002
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  20. svtcobra TechSpot Paladin

    hey boeing? you want to let your 1600+ chip go for a low price? Im looking to upgrade from my t-bird 1.33.
    svtcobra, Mar 20, 2002
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