[nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Just looked at a memory upgrade for my desktop computer and discovered that in 8 months, memory prices have not dropped.. Nov 27, 2009 : $111 for OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM 4Gb Kit (2 x 2Gb) Jul 30, 2010 : $110 for OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM 4Gb Kit (2 x 2Gb) and to top it off, memory densities

Re: [nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Sabuj Pattanayek
These look pretty cheap to me : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=17611 66050 66066IsNodeId=1name=4GB (2 x 2GB) I'd go with the Crucial memory but you'd probably be ok with the cheapest of the lot as well. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Andrew Farnsworth

Re: [nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Chris McQuistion
It might be because DDR3 has been introduced and some fabs are using capacity to make DDR3, instead of DDR2, so supply hasn't gone up, which is usually what makes prices go down. Chris On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Andrew Farnsworth farn...@gmail.comwrote: Just looked at a memory upgrade