Why Is RAM Suddenly So Cheap? It Might Be Windows

[DEAD7]

The average price of a 4GB DDR3 memory DIMM at the moment $18.50 — a price that's far lower than at this time last year. Why is it so cheap? The memory business tends to go in boom and bust cycles, but the free availability of Windows 10 means that fewer people are upgrading their PCs, reducing RAM demand. Analyst Avril Wu said, "Notebook shipments in the third quarter fall short of what is expected for a traditional peak season mainly because Windows 10 with its free upgrade plan negatively impacted replaced sales of notebooks to some extent rather than driving the demand for these products." And prices might stay low for another two years.

 

[Red Shield]

Prices were already low when I built my comp in 2012. Can't see DDR3 prices going back up until DDR4 starts market penetration towards the end of the decade. Or unless Thailand or whatever gets flooded again. shyt fukked with Hdd prices for a minute.



This made me look up ssd prices. 500gb ssds should be around $100 when I build my next comp in 18/19

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Bought my asus laptop almost 3 years ago with Windows 7. It came with 8 gigs of ram. Upgraded the OS to Windows 8 and now 10 with no issues. Never needed to get more ram