Memory Prices - Week of December 31, 2007 - Page 2

SDRAM

The SDRAM/PC133 market was extremely stable over the past few weeks, and the vast majority of listings showed no price change. There were two exceptions, as PC133 CAS2 256MB jumped by $6 and PC133 CAS3 512MB showed a very attractive $19 price drop.

DDR / DDR2

There was some activity in the DDR section of the chart, and other than a $4 jump to the price of PC2100 512MB, the rest were all drops. PC2700 256MB, PC3200 256MB and PC3500 512MB all shed $1, while PC4000 512MB and PC4200 256MB showed more noticeable price cuts, falling by $7 and $9, respectively. The big news was a very nice $14 decrease to the price of PC4000 1GB.

The results were very similar in the DDR2 area, as there was also a $4 spike, this time to DDR2-1000 1GB, along with a few $1 price jumps. DDR2-1000 512MB and DDR2-667 1GB dropped by $4 and $5, respectively, and DDR2-800 1GB matched the DDR score with a $14 price cut of its own.

RDRAM

There is not much to say about the RDRAM portion of our memory guide, as we could not find a price change of any kind.

Overall

We may not be entering 2008 on a high note, but there are still enough price drops to give memory buyers a smile for the New Year. Obviously, the DDR and DDR2 listings showed the most significant price drops, but these are also the most popular segments, while SDRAM and RDRAM are more niche products. Those looking for an additional price break might want to contact local franchise shops to see if they are willing to come close to, or even match, Internet vendor prices - not only saving in shipping costs, but time as well.

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