Computer memory prices plunge new lows
Anyone looking to add a bit more memory to their computers won a gift from the DRAM (dynamic RAM) industry. Heavy competition has caused prices to tumble and industry analysts predict further price declines.
The contract price of the most widely used DRAM chips, 512M bit, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips that run at 667MHz dropped 12.5 percent from two weeks ago to US$1.75 each as of Thursday, a new low for this year according to DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., which runs an online trading site for the chips.
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Contract DRAM prices for DDR2-667 chips have plunged 70.5 percent so far this year to the Thursday low.
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DRAM prices may continue to decline a bit further, but downside appears limited, according to Gartner Inc. Today's pricing is at a similar level to the lows reached in May of this year, when DRAM makers refused to sell because the price had hit their cash cost.
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Prices for DRAM chips fell almost 40 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2006, offsetting a 66 percent increase in unit shipments, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Computer memory prices plunge new lows
Will India be able to see affordable PC-8500 and PC-10000 RAM any time sooner? Or do we have to get satisfied by 667 & 800 MHz RAM only???
Anyone looking to add a bit more memory to their computers won a gift from the DRAM (dynamic RAM) industry. Heavy competition has caused prices to tumble and industry analysts predict further price declines.
The contract price of the most widely used DRAM chips, 512M bit, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips that run at 667MHz dropped 12.5 percent from two weeks ago to US$1.75 each as of Thursday, a new low for this year according to DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., which runs an online trading site for the chips.
...
Contract DRAM prices for DDR2-667 chips have plunged 70.5 percent so far this year to the Thursday low.
...
DRAM prices may continue to decline a bit further, but downside appears limited, according to Gartner Inc. Today's pricing is at a similar level to the lows reached in May of this year, when DRAM makers refused to sell because the price had hit their cash cost.
...
Prices for DRAM chips fell almost 40 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2006, offsetting a 66 percent increase in unit shipments, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
The full article can be found here...
Computer memory prices plunge new lows
Will India be able to see affordable PC-8500 and PC-10000 RAM any time sooner? Or do we have to get satisfied by 667 & 800 MHz RAM only???