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Memory Prices - Week of July 5, 2004 - Page 2By Vangie Beal July 6, 2004SDRAMSDRAM prices haven't changed a whole lot, with the exception of those hard to find modules. There are several price fluctuations here worth a note this week. Both PC133 CAS2 128-MB and 256-MB are up in price by $5, while PC133 CAS3 512-MB is down $6 to $82 for this week. PC150 256-MB shows a price change of a whopping $29, but readers should note that we're now charting the price of a lesser quality brand due to this memory being extremely difficult to locate. PriceWatch has very little in the way of listings for PC150 so we will continue to chart this module, and search some of the more common vendor websites for pricing info. DDR SDRAM prices are a bit mixed for the second week of July, and the level of savings is going to depend on the actual type of DDR needed. On the up side is PC4200 512-MB which came in at $183 - an increase of $7 over our last charted price. PC2100 256-MB went up by $3 and PC2100 512-MB rose $4 to $64 as well. The only price drop worth a mentioning is a $4 cut to PC2700 128-MB which can now be found for $21, although there were a few small $2 decreases. RDRAM prices stay in sync with our last guide, with a few drops and a couple of increases thrown in for a bit of variety. Those looking to upgrade PC800 256-MB will save $3 but if PC800 ECC 256-MB is what you need, you'll have to part with an extra $6 this week. PC800 ECC 512-MB shows a nice $19 price drop, but just as in the SDRAM listings, we've had to lower our standards and list a less-than-optimal brand due to such a small number of vendors listing this module at the present time. Overall memory prices remain in the area we had expected. No big savings or extra costs are incurred this week, but for those in need of upgrading some hard to find modules, you can always try searching a few individual vendor websites or just take it a notch down and give a house brand name a shot (a scary thought for some). Those who enjoy bargain hunting and going that extra mile in search of a deal can (on some modules) now send certain vendors a price offer direct from the PriceWatch website. Obviously offering $10 for an $80 stick of memory won't get you anywhere, but you can always try to shave of a few dollars off the selling price to make your overall cost a bit lower. Just watch for a little "Make An Offer" button on select memory search results. So until next time, happy upgrading!
We'd like to take this opportunity to assure you that SharkyExtreme has no affiliation with any vendor listed in our guide, but our memory price charts do take more than just the basic dollar amount into consideration. Here are just a few examples to highlight some of the many things we keep in mind when compiling a price guide - which may translate into the price you see in our guide being different than one you find:
Since we don't have a direct line to every vendor doing business online, so if you know of a company selling quality products at decent prices that isn't making our price guide, feel free to drop us a line with the vendors URL, so we can check them out as well! Feedback (of any kind) on the Weekly Memory Prices is always read and appreciated! Until next week - happy upgrading!
Vangie"Aurora" Beal
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