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Joshsti_NZ
20-06-2002, 01:12 PM
Was looking at buying a 256M stick a month ago for around $210:eek: but theres alot of places now that have it for less than $90 :cool: .. are we finally going to get back to last years supurbly low RAM prices? :D :p
2 much thinking
20-06-2002, 02:42 PM
yea, prices have been really good! for anyone thats upgrading its good news also cause the price of ddr over sd makes it stupid to not go with ddr.

can't remember what the cheapest price was last year but i believe it may have been around the $80 mark for 256mb ddr?
varkk
20-06-2002, 02:49 PM
I don't think DDR got that low...but I remember PC-133 and PC-100 being about that
shag
20-06-2002, 02:56 PM
the 256M hyundi pc133 got as low as $65 if I remember right :cool:
varkk
20-06-2002, 03:06 PM
Here are two articleson the memory industry and pricing of RAM, hmmm there is some real dodgy stuff going on there...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1242182a1897,FF.html
and
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1242183a1897,FF.html

We could either be in for a shake up of the industry, or nothing will come out of it, kinda like th MS antitrust thing...
Sydog
20-06-2002, 04:06 PM
I gots me a stick of kingmax 256mb sdr back then, I sold it for what I paid for it like 6months later.

DDR is really cheap atm
Kingmax 256mb ddr pc2700 is only $150
Agent 86
20-06-2002, 04:59 PM
Well the good stuff aint dropping despite being relativly cheap overseas.
Control_Phreak
20-06-2002, 05:44 PM
If I remeber correctly, at the lowest point 256meg pc133 was ~US$13 (minimum 100 pieces)

Then over about 3-4 days it rose to like US$40 :mad: :(
Gh0s7 L3mUr
20-06-2002, 05:48 PM
I'm waiting for the 512MB Corsair XMS3200 to drop then I'll be there with bells on my......

*Runs as he sees shag charging* jks :D
mird-OC
20-06-2002, 09:10 PM
just picked up 256MB PC133 (brand new) for a mate today for $95... looks like it might be time for me to finally get some memory in my beast.
TORN
20-06-2002, 10:26 PM
At its lowest point last year i picked up 512 for 90+gst :)

Thought it was a nice deal myself
Gh0s7 L3mUr
20-06-2002, 11:17 PM
$100 for 512MB :eek:

Damn you must have been grinning for a week. :D
TORN
20-06-2002, 11:55 PM
Still gives me a slight smile ever now and then :)
Joshsti_NZ
21-06-2002, 10:16 AM
I'll give you $200 for your 512M stick now!!


.. Yea right, lol :eek:
Grrr!!
22-06-2002, 12:03 PM
Originally posted by Joshsti_NZ
I'll give you $200 for your 512M stick now!!


.. Yea right, lol :eek:

As far as I'm concerned let prices fall to the floor. At the moment a generic 512MB PC2700 DDR is cheapest at $253, and I would like that to sink to like $100.