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DRAM price predictions.

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Ice_Dragon

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I currently own a Mac mini with 8 GB of RAM which I feel is enough and I have no plans to upgrade to 16 GB even though I could.

I am wondering though when I get a Haswell machine around this time next year, does anyone think memory prices will spike or do they see them (hope they stay) staying the same?
 
IMO if we stay with current memory technology memory prices will continue to decline since the market is pretty well saturated with DDR3 memory. I believe Haswell will use DDR3.
 
Right now we're at about $30 for an 8GB DDR3 DIMM. I don't think we will see prices much lower than that. I bet we will see stagnant or even slightly rising prices.

Also, once mainstream DDR4 adoption starts, DDR3 prices will start rising as volume production shifts to DDR4.
 
right. Ram is cheap now.

There is not much left at the bottom for it to drop.

Far more likely to increase.

Even if it drops it might drop a few dollars. $5 or less.

For that kind of money just buy what you want or need when you want or need it and don't try to worry too much about the RAM market.
 
Okay well let me ask this, it would appear as though Haswell is going to use 1600 MHz memory. Thus if I'm going to buy a Mac mini next year, should I buy memory now? That's what I'm wondering.
 
Ice_Dragon said:
Okay well let me ask this, it would appear as though Haswell is going to use 1600 MHz memory. Thus if I'm going to buy a Mac mini next year, should I buy memory now? That's what I'm wondering.
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You should buy memory when you need it. If you need it now, then buy now. If you need it when you wish to buy a mac mini next year. Then wait.
 
As far as a price "spike", it's doubtful. Significant jumps in price are usually due to surprise supply problems, ala the hard drive shortage after the Thai flooding, so unless a Micron or Samsung plant explodes memory prices probably won't change to any great degree. Personally, I'd wait and see if more lower voltage memory hits the market later. Less power usage (although it's pretty minimal difference) is always a good thing.
 
Didn't think about lower voltage. Yes that would be a great idea.

Yeah Lifer, I don't really have the money to just throw on 16 GB even if it is dirt cheap so yeah.
 
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