Taiwan Ram Factory
Before I start writing this, I know what you are going to say. “Your just sending this post out to drum up business“. Well, I wish you were right, but unfortunately, any sales rally we experience in the near future will be short lived.
The big players in the memory market are shaking things up, dropping production of unprofitable ram types and limiting supply in general. In simple terms the major memory component manufacturers feel they have overproduced DDR2 memory. This has kept DDR2 prices low and delaying the uptake of DDR3 memory in which they have all invested heavily. To solve their problem they are cutting production levels of DDR2 and considering dropping the DDR1 memory lines. The worlds largest independent manufacturer Kingston Memory is rumoured to be preparing to drop all DDR1 memory lines already.
This state of affairs suits both the ram chip and computer manufacturers as chip manufacturers want to minimise the number of memory types they produce whilst PC manufacturers want more people to upgrade.
What this will mean to the consumer:
In a nutshell, if you have an older DDR1 laptop, desktop or server you will find that memory for these machines will soon dry up. Prices will escalate based on demand to a point where memory upgrades will become a far less viable option to extend the life of a machine.
For owners of newer DDR2 and DDR3 machines you can just expect to pay more for at least the next 6 months.
What we are doing at CMU?
We have decided to throw a little goodbye party for our old reliable DDR1 friend. We should call it something like “The END of DDR1…maybe?” promotion. Look out for our special Good Bye DDR1 email in the next few days.
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