I thought the value of electronics depreciates in value?

[acfusion29]

my cousin was looking to get 4GB of ram for his MBP, so i went on OWC to find that they want $112 for the kit.

i could've sworn i paid about $80 for it shipped, so i took a look through my emails and i saw that i indeed paid $74.99 for 2x2GB sticks on Februray 7, 2009, with $7 shipping.

why the hell on earth did the prices sky rocket to $112?

i took the product number and put it in the search box and the same item i bought over a year ago is $38 more.

am i missing something here?

 

[Construct]

my cousin was looking to get 4GB of ram for his MBP, so i went on OWC to find that they want $112 for the kit.

i could've sworn i paid about $80 for it shipped, so i took a look through my emails and i saw that i indeed paid $74.99 for 2x2GB sticks on Februray 7, 2009, with $7 shipping.

why the hell on earth did the prices sky rocket to $112?

i took the product number and put it in the search box and the same item i bought over a year ago is $38 more.

am i missing something here?

Several things:

1. There are different types of RAM for different computers. Some are more expensive than others.

2. Supply & Demand

 

[Dozerrox]

RAM prices just fluxate heavily. It is strange/annoying I agree. Makes guess how long it'll be till 8gigs is a decent price difficult.

 

[RedRaven571]

Prices on RAM seem to bounce around; most of the 2 x 2GB kits I've seen over the last couple of months run around $100.

But, there's always a sale. If you wait a couple of days, you can probably get 2 x 2GB for around $80 on sale.

 

[HLdan]

Well, it could be any number of reasons. First you may have DDR2 ram which is much cheaper than the new DDR3 and the other reason could be the price of semiconductor chips goes up and down which is typical. If you have a 5 year old Mac or PC and need to upgrade the ram on them you'd be surprised just how expensive it can be to upgrade ram on such old computers.

 

[acfusion29]

Several things:

1. There are different types of RAM for different computers. Some are more expensive than others.

2. Supply & Demand

i put in the same product number into the search box.

Well, it could be any number of reasons. First you may have DDR2 ram which is much cheaper than the new DDR3 and the other reason could be the price of semiconductor chips goes up and down which is typical. If you have a 5 year old Mac or PC and need to upgrade the ram on them you'd be surprised just how expensive it can be to upgrade ram on such old computers.

no, we have the same ram (DDR3)

Quantity: 1 OWC8566DDR3S4GP, $74.99 each
4.0GB(2x2.0GB Kit) PC-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SO-DIMM 204 Pin Memory Upgrade Kit for Late 2008 MacBook, MacBook Pro "Unibody" Models. Lifetime Warranty.

 

[supercaliber]

my cousin was looking to get 4GB of ram for his MBP, so i went on OWC to find that they want $112 for the kit.

i could've sworn i paid about $80 for it shipped, so i took a look through my emails and i saw that i indeed paid $74.99 for 2x2GB sticks on Februray 7, 2009, with $7 shipping.

why the hell on earth did the prices sky rocket to $112?

i took the product number and put it in the search box and the same item i bought over a year ago is $38 more.

am i missing something here?

Yes, it has been a year and a half. The lowest RAM i could find in 2X2 was $84.

It surprises me that 18 months ago it was less for the same amount of RAM. I could see prices rising for RAM that nobody buys anymore, but a lot of people still by 2X2 RAM.

Must be those iPhones putting price pressure on silicone!

 

[Vantage Point]

I bought 4GB DDR3 Crucial RAM from B&H Photo 3 months ago for about $110 and now it is $95.

 

[aeboi]

supply/ demand, inflation

 

[djasterix]

Globalization...

 

[elleana]

RAM prices seem to fluctuate more than any other electronic item. Odd huh. Apparently it has to do with the factories that make it (mostly in China, Korea, Taiwan). Possibly fluctuating supply, coupled with exchange rates?

 

[DanMacApple]

RAM prices have been going up lately.

 

[demonsavatar]

According to techreport.com DDR3 prices have fallen and will fall some more: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19277

Waiting for <$200 to upgrade to 8GB ram

 

[Oldschoolwax]

There was a huge glut of some ram on the market a while ago, some companies ended up selling below cost, some vendors went out of business... with the cut backs the prices on some ram went up. Like said above, supply and demand. Try pricing some legacy ram, when it's really old they know they have you over a barrel! That's why I have a big draw full of ram, 'cause you never know! =)