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Why Is RAM Suddenly So Cheap? It Might Be Windows

Posted by Soulskill on from the 16gb-ought-to-be-enough-for-anyone dept.

jfruh writes: 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.

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  1. More ram needed for SystemD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Linux users are switching back to Windows to avoid SystemD, therefore saving on RAM. I have 32GB in my workstation and SystemD took about 50% of it. Now I'm back to Windows 10 and use only 4GB when idle.

  2. LOLs for Linux, Diss for Doze by mynamestolen · · Score: -1, Troll

    I haven't "upgraded" my computer for years. Linux runs at blinding speeds for my needs. The last computer I bought was being flogged cheap because it was too slow for WinDoze.

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