Buy more RAM, NOW!

[Ryanwb]

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018883

I heard today that this may be the cheapest RAM may ever get in relative terms

 

[abomb]

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018883

I heard today that this may be the cheapest RAM may ever get in relative terms

Jeez. I knew memory prices in general were low, as evidenced by SD cards selling for at $20 for a GB.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

What a pleasant surprise, I've been wanting to put another gig in my desktop. Where would be the best place to go to take advantage of this? I was just going to get it at Fry's, but I don't know how much they are influenced by these sort of fluctuations.

 

[Ryanwb]

What a pleasant surprise, I've been wanting to put another gig in my desktop. Where would be the best place to go to take advantage of this? I was just going to get it at Fry's, but I don't know how much they are influenced by these sort of fluctuations.

Newegg.com, they have some SMOKING deals right now

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Newegg.com, they have some SMOKING deals right now

Thanks, Mike.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Newegg.com, they have some SMOKING deals right now

You weren't joking. I just picked up 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM for $75. Good call.

 

[SirStefan32]

I am maxed out on Ram on all my PC's. :-(
Only PC that I can put some RAM in is my IP COP computer.

 

[D-Dogg]

Jeez. I knew memory prices in general were low, as evidenced by SD cards selling for at $20 for a GB.

Dude, at Fry's I picked up a 2 GB SD card for 25 bucks for wifey's new camera.

Wow.

 

[abomb]

Dude, at Fry's I picked up a 2 GB SD card for 25 bucks for wifey's new camera.

Wow.

/in my day...

 

[Ryanwb]

Dude, at Fry's I picked up a 2 GB SD card for 25 bucks for wifey's new camera.

Wow.

You got hosed

http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=37155639&store=ecost&source=ECOSTCJ&adcampaign=email,ECOSTCJ

 

[Ryanwb]

I find it very sucky that every media format has dropped in price but the one that goes in my camera (xD format) stupid Olympus jerks!

 

[D-Dogg]

You got hosed

http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=37155639&store=ecost&source=ECOSTCJ&adcampaign=email,ECOSTCJ

Man...

Shipping on that is 9 bucks...yeah, it really costs that much to ship a featherlite SD card.

 

[Griffin]

Just bought 2gb (2 x 1gb) RAM from Newegg for $63 shipped. I wonder how much further the price will drop before it will start going back up again.

 

[Linderbee]

I'm going to be getting some for my computer, and I'm wondering how much to get. I'm pretty sure I have 512MB right now, and this thing is constantly choking up on me. I often need to have several processes running at once, and I almost always have WMP going on as well. Any thoughts or suggestions? I will probably be needing to burn dvds in the near future for work as well, which I don't think this could even DO right now.

Thanks for any advice.


Well, I did me some research, cuz I be smart. The most my computer can handle is 2gb, so I guess I'll max this puppy out.

 

[D-Dogg]

Just bought 2gb (2 x 1gb) RAM from Newegg for $63 shipped. I wonder how much further the price will drop before it will start going back up again.

the corsair?

I got one a bit more $$ but it had a heat spreader. 90 shipped.

 

[Linderbee]

the corsair?

I got one a bit more $$ but it had a heat spreader. 90 shipped.

How come I couldn't find anything cheaper than ~$70 for 1gb? Was it because I have 184 pin? That was the only difference I could see for price...Oh, well. It's on my work's tab, so I don't really care too much. Just curious.

 

[Ryanwb]

How come I couldn't find anything cheaper than ~$70 for 1gb? Was it because I have 184 pin? That was the only difference I could see for price...Oh, well. It's on my work's tab, so I don't really care too much. Just curious.

184 pin isn't the mainstream memory at this point in time so it isn't produced as much as DDR2 (240 Pin).

 

[Linderbee]

184 pin isn't the mainstream memory at this point in time so it isn't produced as much as DDR2 (240 Pin).

Figured. I'm just really excited to be getting it.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

You got hosed

http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=37155639&store=ecost&source=ECOSTCJ&adcampaign=email,ECOSTCJ

Hey, are you taking requests? You could be our personal shopper.

I could use some more flash memory for my camera.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Costco has an 8GB Sandisk Extreme III card for $82.99.

Min 20MB/second** sequential read and write

Hmm....

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[Ryanwb]

Figured. I'm just really excited to be getting it.

It's been a while since you gotten it.

BTW, you should save your receipt and write it off as a business expense

 

[Griffin]

the corsair?

I got one a bit more $$ but it had a heat spreader. 90 shipped.

I got the Wintec 240-pin DDR2 667, the cheapest one they had. Didn't know the brand but there were good reviews.

You don't really need a heat spreader. RAM chips never really get that hot.

 

[Linderbee]

It's been a while since you gotten it.

BTW, you should save your receipt and write it off as a business expense

Yes, yes it has. Thank you for reminding me...

I can't save my receipt. I'm turning it into my boss & he's reimbursing me.

 

[Ryanwb]

I got the Wintec 240-pin DDR2 667, the cheapest one they had. Didn't know the brand but there were good reviews.

You don't really need a heat spreader. RAM chips never really get that hot.

Unless you overclock them

 

[asudevil83]

i bought 2gigs of corsair xms2-675 three weeks ago for $90.....thought that was a smoking deal

today, same pair from the same place: $67.50 and free shipping

MIGHT have to bite on another 2 gigs.....if only i were running 64-bit