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Memory Pricing Guide |
High-End Memory Prices - Week of March 31, 2008By SharkyExtreme.com Staff April 1, 2008The following chart outlines prices on name-brand, single module DDR prices. We've taken a cross-section of the top name brands (as voted by Sharky readers), and when possible, used the highest-end module possible. In the case of Corsair, this translates into "LL" or Low Latency, while Kingston HyperX, Mushkin "Level 2" (L2), and OCZ Enhanced Latency "EL" modules are also featured. Not all DDR clock speeds are available at these enhanced memory formats, and some of our PC4000 and up listings naturally use more standard timings and brand names. Tracked DDR is in the PC2700 to PC5000 range, but each vendor may have a different "high-end" speed, and might not offer all of the clock speed permutations. The single-module DDR chart is certainly not a hotbed of price activity, but we still have a wide range of nominal price drops. Although these are numerous, the largest was only a trio of $7 drops. But it's when compared to the almost total lack of price increases that the picture gets a lot brighter. There were only two price jumps, both a measly buck each, and this helped the overall listings show positive trends. The single-module DDR chart posted an aggregate drop of $52, which may not sound like much, but it's certainly preferable to stable or even higher prices.
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