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Memory Prices - Week of March 13, 2006 - Page 2By Vangie Beal March 13, 2006SDRAMContinuing the trends of our last Memory price Guide, we again see only small price fluctuations on SDRAM memory. We do have a couple of price increases this week, which consist of PC133 CAS3 128-MB rising $3 to $28 and PC133 CAS3 512-MB jumping $6 to $76 the last one providing one of the bigger price increases we've seen on SDRAM in quite some time. As usual, we have several modules that have dropped slightly in price over the last week. These three price drops only range from $1 to $2 and are all on PC133 CAS2 modules. DDR-SDRAM prices really don't offer up much in the way of activity this week. There is the usual assortment of nominal price changes (both increases and decreases) in the $1 and $2 range. These small price drops can be seen on both PC4000 1-GB and PC4200 256-MB, while we have a $5 increase on PC4000 256-MB and a $6 increase on PC4000 512-MB to report this week. DDR2 prices are stable and nothing too surprising has made its way in. We only have a few price fluctuations, including a $1 increase on DDR2-533 1-GB, a $2 increase on DDR2-667 512-MB, and a $4 cut to DDR2-667 1-GB. This week we see quite a bit of movement in RDRAM prices. We have a few modules staying in that $1 price change range, but in addition, there is a $3 increase on PC800 256-MB, and a huge price drop on a PC1066 512-MB module. While most vendors were offering PC1066 at prices very close to our last guide, we did spot a couple of vendors who featured considerably lower pricing. While we won't say the price of PC1066 512-MB (184-pin) will be here for long, right now consumers can take advantage of a $225 price tag, which represents a $22 drop. Overall, this week we do see more price fluctuations than in the last update, resulting in additional price changes hitting above the $1 and $2 range, and with greater frequency. In terms of savings however, it isn't good news. All the changes in the $3 to $6 range are increases, with the $4 drop on DDR2-667 1-GB being the lone exception. Of course, the $22 cut to PC1066 512-MB is of interest, but only to a niche market that is looking to upgrade older RDRAM-based systems. Also, don't forget to keep an eye on your overall shipping costs when looking to buy online, as this is a smart way to lower the overall price you end up paying for system memory. Many vendors offer free or low-cost shipping based on a total sale price, so you might consider finding an upgrade buddy and placing a consolidated order to save a few additional dollars.
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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