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Memory Pricing Guide |
Memory Prices - Week of October 24, 2005 - Page 2By Vangie Beal October 24, 2005SDRAMOverall SDRAM prices reflect only a few differences this week. We see PC133 CAS3 256-MB and PC133 CAS3 512-MB up in price by $1 and $2 respectively, but those looking for a good deal on PC133 CAS3 128-MB will be pleased the find the $32 price tag is $6 less than our last guide showed. PC133 CAS2 256-MB also has a $3 savings this week, bringing its price down to $36. For the third memory price guide in a row we again find a small drop on PC133 CAS3 256-MB. DDR memory does shift a bit this week, offering consumers savings ranging from $1 to $9. The price of PC2700 128-MB dropped by $3 this week and a slightly larger $4 savings was found on PC2700 256-MB. Along with a couple of smaller $1 and $2 drops, we also find PC3700 512-MB (which is down $5 to $135), and a very nice $9 price decrease on PC4000 256-MB, which is now selling for $60 even. The trend for DDR is definitely towards lower prices this week, as we don't have a single price increase to report. DDR2 modules also offer consumers a bit of a price break, albeit substantially less than we found in the DDR chart. DDR2-533 256-MB is down $3 to $23 and those looking for DDR2-533 512-MB will save a mere dollar over our last price chart. Unfortunately, any movement is limited to DDR2-533 and prices remain unchanged on DDR-667 memory. While our memory price guide does show many negative signs reflecting a drop in price, not one of those can be found in our RDRAM listings for the week. The only price change here at all was a lone $2 increase on PC1066 256-MB 184pin. While most prices failed to move in favor of the consumer, our overall guide does reflect several good deals, especially on SDRAM and DDR modules. The new $60 price tag on PC4000 256-MB may be worth checking out and several SDRAM modules have continuously gone down in price over the past month, making for a bit more affordable upgrade. Consumers can save a few dollars on select memory purchases, but it really comes down to the exact type of memory you are in the market for. The best way to save even more money on your memory purchase is to check out the vendor Web site and see if you can nab a shipping deal, which may amount to a greater dollar savings than our price guide offers this week.
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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