I concur with your estimation of greed.  I can say that two weeks ago I
checked prices here in Germany and found much the same results.  The German
company I checked had sold 64MB SD100 RAM for DM 89, (about $50) and as of
two weeks ago the price had climbed to an astounding DM 269, (about $160)
for the same RAM.  I have been planning to purchase a second computer with
128MB RAM for my home, but have put that idea off until the prices come
down.  The same system I was looking at on the internet for $700 a month ago
has climbed to near $1000.  Though still not a bad price, waiting is for me
the preferred alternative.  Sounds like it's the same all over.

Dan Davisson

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Art Cassel [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Monday, October 18, 1999 7:30 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: [PCBUILD] RAM

        One month ago, I paid $95 for a 128Meg stick of Micron 8ns Ram.
Generic RAM is
        now going for $229 after rebate.  This is bull!  Taiwan produces
app. 15% of the
        RAM sold.  If 15% of the RAM sold disappears for one week (or even
two), how is a
        200%+ price increase justified?  How about greed.  Please, just say
no, and avoid
        buying RAM until the backup forces them to drop the price.  This is
the same as
        if Toyota had a strike that lasted a week and General Motors raised
the price of
        a Suburban to $85,000.



        >Date:    Sat, 16 Oct 1999 17:37:28 GMT
        >From:    Kyle Elmblade <[log in to unmask]>
        >Subject: Re: RAM

        >Prices locally where I am have tripled.  A 32MB DIMM that cost
about $25.00
        >four weeks ago now costs over $90.00.  The reason?  The earthquake
in >Taiwan
        >has severely crippled production for a short time.  This is (pardon
the pun)
        >an aftershock of that event.  They will come back down as the
plants get
        >back into full swing, but we will see these kinds of prices through
        >Christmas.  At least, that's what the analysts say.

        >Kyle


        >From: Phat Nguyen <[log in to unmask]>
        >Subject: [PCBUILD] RAM
        >Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:29:07 +0700
        >
        >Hi everyone !
        >I'm from Vietnam. The price of RAM in Vietnam is increased in over
double (
        >ex. 30USD to 70USD), please show me if the proce in the world is
increased
        >too, and why ?
        >Thanks in advance.
        >Nguyen Dinh

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