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Matched Pair 2x1GB RAM

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ericmjl

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Jul 3, 2006
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Hey guys,

Just wanted to check, is $221 for the matched pair of 1GB RAM reasonable in price? Or do you think it'll drop further within the next six months?

Thanks alot.
 
If you're talking about SO-DIMMs, there's cheaper out now. Try newegg.com, where the cheapest pair is around $65 each stick = $130 matched. The Crucial memory, which has a slightly better latency rating, is $75, which I think is pretty darned affordable.
 
Anybody knows anywhere else where I can find a good deal on compatible RAM?
 
NewEgg doesn't ship to Canada

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CAN$221 (Approx US$180) is a good price for guaranteed Mac-compatible RAM, PM me off-forum if you want more information.

As far as prices go, long term they should go down, short term they go up and down weekly, if not daily. So 6 months from now, it may be less. But if you are using your machine, what is the value to you of not being able to use the full 2 Gb for 6 months?

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Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
 
Paid $221.

Eric, I just pd $221. including tax, free shipping from crucial just b/c I have their ram for over 5yrs w/o any problems. However, users here recommend Gskill from newegg, Other World Computing, and memory suppliers. If you look up ram the site provides recommended ram sellers that are less than $221. I just went based on my experience but probably paid too much.
 
CanadaRAM said:
As far as prices go, long term they should go down, short term they go up and down weekly, if not daily. So 6 months from now, it may be less. But if you are using your machine, what is the value to you of not being able to use the full 2 Gb for 6 months?
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I thought prices go up in the long run? Something about older architecture parts cost more.

A 1 gig stick for my PB went for 130, vs my MBP was only 75.
 
mattscott306 said:
I thought prices go up in the long run? Something about older architecture parts cost more.

A 1 gig stick for my PB went for 130, vs my MBP was only 75.
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You are comparing apple to oranges. You would have to compare the price of the PB RAM today to the price of RAM at some point in the past to be a fair comparison.

In general, the price of RAM starts high, declines steadily over a period of time (not counting the ups and downs with commodity pricing as these cancel each other out in the long run) before prices rise again when production stops or slows dramatically while there is still demand.
 
ericmjl said:
Hey guys,

Just wanted to check, is $221 for the matched pair of 1GB RAM reasonable in price? Or do you think it'll drop further within the next six months?

Thanks alot.
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Yes, in Canada $221 is a very reasonable price for that ram. There are still places selling it for like $300+ for 2X1GB sticks...
 
artalliance said:
Sorry if stupid, but I am not the biggest tekkie:
Would that work in my PB G4 1.5?

System profiler:
SODIMM1/J25UPPER:

Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR SDRAM
Speed: PC2700U-25330
Status: OK
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you answered your own question, any DDR PC2700 333mhz memory stick will work. As for quality, different people prefer different brands.
 
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