According to DRAMeXchange, a research company which tracks prices of DRAM modules and flash memory, increases in contract rates from major RAM manufacturers have sent up DDR2 prices 18 percent from the second half of January.
Korea-based Samsung and Hynix, which combined hold 40 percent of the world's DRAM market, both raised their contract prices this month due to capacity concerns. Hynix hiked prices 5-10 percent, while Samsung, which chose not to give specific numbers, raised prices "significantly" according to statements by company officials in a recent Bloomberg report. Taiwanese manufacturers Nanya Technology and ProMOS raised rates in the arena of 20 percent, reflecting what ProMOS called "insufficient supply."
The shortages could be a major concern with AMD making the leap to DDR2 this year with its Socket AM2 platform. Intel made the jump with its 9xx chipsets in 2004.
News source: DigiTimes
Korea-based Samsung and Hynix, which combined hold 40 percent of the world's DRAM market, both raised their contract prices this month due to capacity concerns. Hynix hiked prices 5-10 percent, while Samsung, which chose not to give specific numbers, raised prices "significantly" according to statements by company officials in a recent Bloomberg report. Taiwanese manufacturers Nanya Technology and ProMOS raised rates in the arena of 20 percent, reflecting what ProMOS called "insufficient supply."
The shortages could be a major concern with AMD making the leap to DDR2 this year with its Socket AM2 platform. Intel made the jump with its 9xx chipsets in 2004.
News source: DigiTimes
I also paid $400 for the 1GB of DDR-466 in my desktop a few years ago.
How times have changed.
An investor would probably roll his eyes at this software website as well.
There will ALWAYS be something bigger, better and faster just around the corner. If you live your life like that, you will NEVER upgrade. Waiting for something short term, such as the AM2 socket coming out in a month or 2 is plausable, but 2007? Come on dude. That is a technology decade!
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