Why is memory SO expensive?!?!

[GreatBarracuda]

I have been looking into getting some Corsair RAM for quite some time, but the price where I live is just way too much!! (429 CND = $317.81 USD). So I go to newegg.com and look for the TWINX1024-4000 2X512MB PC-4000 DDR500, and I see it is $288 USD. Which is about $40 cheaper than what I have in my area. BUT newegg doesn't ship in Canada .... 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁

 

[Kipper]

Well...Corsair = $$$$$$$$$$$

So there's your answer. Check FS/T and you may fnd cheaper memory.

 

[Cycophant]

Newegg doesn't ship to Canada, but if you look hard, you can usually get better prices than buying from the US and paying the exchange rate.

Here's a few links to Canadian computer part sellers:

http://www.pricenetwork.ca/ - Probably the best site by far. Searches hundreds of retailers.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/
http://www.atic.ca/
http://www.frontierpc.com/

 

[Maverick]

ram is crazy expensive right now...I'm trying to match a 2 year old stick of Cas 2.5 Corsair XMS ram and I'm having the hardest time finding anything less than $130 new. I paid 160 for it two years ago!