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Memory Prices - Week of November 8, 2004 - Page 2By Vangie Beal November 9, 2004SDRAMHeading into November we see only a few price shifts on SDRAM modules, but the changes we do have are a bit larger than usual. PC133 ECC listings show stable pricing, but we have a $3 increase on PC133 CAS3 512-MB and PC133 CAS2 128-MB is up $5 to $45 this week. The only savings to be had on SDRAM this week is a nice $10 price drop on PC133 CAS2 256-MB, which is now selling for $78. While most DDR modules reflect no price change this week, those that do are down in price. We see a couple $2 decreases, along with nicer price drops of $4 on PC3200 512MB and $5 on PC4000 512MB. Additionally, consumers will pay $72 on PC3200 512MB, which is a $6 savings over our last guide. DDR2 prices are looking even better as Crucial has again lowered prices. Down from $119 to $102 is DDR2-667 256-MB, while even better news is the $30 drop on the price of DDR2-667 512-MB. Unlike our previous edition, this week we see several price drops in the RDRAM category. The smallest price change is a $2 savings on PC800 128-MB. We also have PC800 512-MB down $8, but best of all is the $10 drop on PC800 ECC 512-MB, now selling for $189. For quite some time now, our guide has been filled with a plethora of $1 and $2 price changes. While we don't have a large number of price drops this week, it is nice to see some of these larger cuts, especially on the DDR2 end. The only price increases we found were on SDRAM modules, and while several online vendors are now offering competitive prices on DDR2, Crucial's shipping offers still makes them the cheaper vendor overall. Be sure to thoroughly read the fine print on any vendor's Web site before making your purchase and don't forget to find out the shipping cost, which is not factored into our guide, before you buy. 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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