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How much lower are memory prices going to get?

memory prices go round in cycles -- its usually this time of year when they are the cheapest -- however they could still get a little lower.... dunno -- they will however get more expensive towards christmas when oems like dell,hp buy up large quantities from manufacturers
 
Originally posted by: Kensai
They fluctuate.
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Yes that will. However, the OVERALL TREND is that ram prices are expected to continue to fall. There are several news reports that confirm this.

Global DRAM Pricing Report
Online staff -- 4/18/2005
Electronic News


North America

Trading activity in the U.S. DRAM spot sector was very thin on Friday. Participants remained on the sidelines for the day, as demand continued to be assessed as soft and no serious bids were detected. Insiders assessed memory component prices as notionally unchanged, but stressed that DRAM values remain under strong downward pressure.


Asia/Pacific

Oversupply continues to bring prices down. By today's close, prices of first-tier DDR 266/333/400 32x8 types all declined 5 cents/chip to $2.30/$2.30/$2.35/chip respectively. Prices are anticipated to fall further, with several DRAM makers commenting that margins are squeezed due to supply glut. And players have expressed pessimism in the near-term, with contracting demand for personal computers (PCs). Corporate users are heard to have already upgraded their systems and are unlikely to spend on new PCs this year.


Europe

Players continue to indicate depressed DRAM market conditions, with reports of softer numbers. OEM products are quoted at $18-$19/mod for 256MB DDR 400 and at $23-$24/mod for original brands. Demand is described as lackluster, with comments that the DRAM sector is entering the slowest quarter of the year. However, one large producer believes that prices have bottomed out and that they will recover in the coming weeks. It expects that DRAM production capacities will be switched to the booming flash memory sector. At present, sources say supply is plentiful. Disappointing remarks about the next DDR generation, DDR2, are noted. Some mention some technical issues on motherboards, a little price premium over DDR1, lack of need for higher speed components in the distribution channel and poor marketing investments.
 
seein as how I want 3 sticks of 1GB ram, im just wonderin if they will go down by $5 or $10 each the next couple of weeks.... that adds up to big savings!
 
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