Is it a good time or bad time to buy RAM

[ByteMe]

pc2100

Also how much would I have saved by buying it earlier last year?

 

[John]

Buy it if you need it. It has gone up 100+%

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Is it a good time or bad time to buy RAM

Also how much would I have saved by buying it earlier last year?

Not really. A quick check of Crucial.com reveals that a 256MB stick of PC2100 will hurt your wallet to the tune of $75. In answer to your second question, I picked up two sticks of the same memory for $62 back in October. That said, you may have to wait a little while for memory prices to drop. The memory makers got killed in Q3 and part of Q4 last year. They aren't going to lower prices without a fight.

 

[Gog]

It is a very very bad time to buy RAM, as others have said, it costs twice as much as it cost half a year ago, however there is a possiblity of good news in sight.

According to a news article posted at xbitlabs.com, trends show that the price of DDR ram is likely to drop.

Here is the article.

Also, i've heard that DDR manufacturers are switching manufacturing processes which will utlimately result in chips that are less expensive to manufacture and have higher yields.

 

[KDOG]

I wrote an interesting article on the subject on my website...I talked to 3 major memory manufacturers about it and reported their responses...

 

[HalfCrazy]

I hope this is the case. 🙂 I'm planning on building a new system very soon and going to use DDR ram.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Late last year I paid $27 each for 256MB sticks of PC 2100 RAM with free shipping from Crucial. Still have some sitting in my drawer waiting for my next build. Don't hold your breath waiting for the price to go down appreciably soon.

 

[Odoacer]

yes this is a bad time to buy Ram. I can get PC133 now for the same price as an equivalent amount of DDR last year.

 

[konichiwa]

If you need it, buy it. No use waiting just to see if price goes down because it might not. Last system I built I bought 128Megs of high quality PC133 for $150. That was the going price and I paid it ... because I needed it. Of course it'd be better if you'd jumped the gun and bought when it was really cheap but since you didn't and you need it now, just buy it.

 

[Nocturnal]

Exactly what Konichiwa said. I would buy it now if you need it because who knows if the price will go up another 100% within the next couple of months. If I had the extra side money to pick up a gig right now I would. Plus you can hold onto it and if it does go up to another 100% you can re-sell it at a higher price 🙂 (if you need the money, that is)