jtr1962
Storage? I am Storage!
Is it just me, or does it seem like RAM prices have been at their least volatile(at least by my memory-no pun intended) during the last few months? I've been checking RAM prices on Pricewatch on a fairly regular basis. After the price dipped to very low levels(a stick of PC133 256 MB for $10), and shot back up a bit(I think the same part reached about $35), it seems to have been stabilized at about $25 for the last few months, if not longer. It's also nice that it stabilized at something fairly reasonable rather than something like $200.
Anybody know the reasons behind this, or why RAM prices in general seem to be so volatile? CPU prices, on the other hand, are always steadily downwards after a new part is released, with a few notable exceptions(PIII 1000 MHz 100 FSB slot 1 comes to mind). Most other types of ICs don't really seem to have much price fluctuation. Some logic ICs have been at around the same price for decades.
Anybody know the reasons behind this, or why RAM prices in general seem to be so volatile? CPU prices, on the other hand, are always steadily downwards after a new part is released, with a few notable exceptions(PIII 1000 MHz 100 FSB slot 1 comes to mind). Most other types of ICs don't really seem to have much price fluctuation. Some logic ICs have been at around the same price for decades.