[RESOLVED] The rapid falling of memory prices

[CREEPINGDEATH]

for 256mb of pc-133 (generic) ram its now $90
What are your thoughts on this?

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[This message has been edited by CREEPINGDEATH (edited November 13, 2000).]

[RGK01]

I remember a few years ago when 16MB 72pin RAM cost over $650.00... Let's see that would make 128MB cost $5200.00

[AlienDyne]

RAM price has always been a pain.

Anybody remember what happened last year, after the earthquake in Taiwan?

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[RGK01]

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[shawnMt]

Hey RGK01 - I get that newsletter too and it does have some good stuff in it!

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[3fingersalute]

RAM is just amazing, in our Point-of-Sale software, I recently was looking through one of our larger customer's history files, and seen where we sold them a pair of 16MB DIMMS for $625.00 EACH in 1995, and then in 1998, we sold them 2 of the EXACT same DIMM's (same part# and all) for $30.00 each.

RAM reminds me of oil with the way it changes prices so drastically and quickly!

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WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TODAY?......Not that it matters, because Microsoft will crash on the way there!!!

[This message has been edited by 3fingersalute (edited November 04, 2000).]

[skut]

personally i think in about 2 weeks or so the price is gonna skyrocket (christmas/supply&demand)...thats just me. id stock up right now though.

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[BreakWindows]

l read an interesting article on Slashdot last week (which l cant seem to find now), abotu Linux being able to use "bad" DIMMs...so l figure l'll check this out, get a bucket of 'faulty' memory, from local tech shops, and have a 9 computer-each-with-4GB-RAM linux super-network in about a week.

But before that...l'll check out the Crucial sale, before the Holiday jack-up happens.

[Danrak]

Originally posted by BreakWindows:
l read an interesting article on Slashdot last week (which l cant seem to find now), abotu Linux being able to use "bad" DIMMs...so l figure l'll check this out, get a bucket of 'faulty' memory, from local tech shops, and have a 9 computer-each-with-4GB-RAM linux super-network in about a week.

But before that...l'll check out the Crucial sale, before the Holiday jack-up happens.

You'll have to let me know how you make out on that. Also good luck on getting back up after playting with Beastie.


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The box said "Requires Windows 95 or better" so I installed Linux

[LORE]

I agree that it will jump up again soon. It is way to much like oil. You never know what your gonna pay tomorow. The general rule I tell people is, a buck a meg is good. If you pay more than that it is probably to much and to wait a week or so, anything less than that is a great deal. It helps them put it in perspective.

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[TheLow1]

Hey BreakWindows that article is here.... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...33&mode=thread

[This message has been edited by TheLow1 (edited November 06, 2000).]

[Larommi]

Originally posted by skut:
personally i think in about 2 weeks or so the price is gonna skyrocket (christmas/supply&demand)...thats just me. id stock up right now though.

A couple of our suppliers have said the same thing.



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only to discover that you're on the wrong train.

[MVanDyken]

To play the devil's advocate:

The ecomomy has been flat for the past 10 months. Computer sales from the big manufacturers are down (4th qu. sales extimates). My guess is that there is alot of cheap, generic oem ram out there that was not purchased by the majors since they are already overstocked for xmas. And you know what dismal sales occur in Jan/Feb...thru tax time!!!

And add this: RDram production is ramping.

Prediction: $35/128mg for 8ns generic ram by mid January, $29/128mg in Feb...$25 by summer.

of course i could be wrong...but i will wait to buy.

[iateyourcat]

man... i can see 4 gigs of memory in my server yet!