[access-uk] RAM prices set hit 'free fall' • The Register
- From: Gordon Keen <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:46:06 +0100
Hi
Every Black cloud has a silver lining, now is the time to max the ram in your
kit I would say.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/30/dramatic_plunge_in_ram_price/
RAM prices set hit 'free fall'
Not content with merely rolling downhill, the price of RAM is set to drop off a
cliff as the PC market slows, according to IHS iSuppli.
The average selling price for DDR3 with 2GB density, which is the bellwether
DRAM product, is projected to drop to $1.60 in the third quarter, down 24 per
cent from $2.10 in the second quarter.
"A dramatic oversupply and freefalling prices are in store during the third
quarter for the DRAM space, resulting in a turbulent second half for besieged
DRAM suppliers," the analysis house said.
The fourth quarter could see pricing continue its tumultuous tumble another 22
per cent to $1.25 - "dangerously close to cash costs for many manufacturers".
Just a year ago, the price of typical memory for laptops and PCs was $4.70, but
recessional woes and tablet-love have combined to cut the throat of PC demand.
What little demand there is exists more in the lower end of the market, where
big RAM is not a priority.
"A weakening DRAM market will encourage manufacturers to optimise their product
mix, moving toward increased production of a higher-margin memory such as NAND
flash," said IHS.
Tablets and smartphones often use NAND flash memory, and laptop-manufacturers
have also featured it in ultra-thin notebooks or netbooks pitched as
alternatives to tablets. ®
Cheers
G
From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England.
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