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slester@gte.com wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:40:14 -0500, "Online Midwest, Inc."
><online@computerpro.com> wrote:
>
>>Today we go a fax from our chips manufactor telling us that
>>chips will be rising 20 to 40% by December!
>>
>>With this notice in hand we have made a major purchase of SIMM modules.
>>
>>LIMITED SUPPLY ORDER TODAY!

>> ...

>
>When was the last time chip prices didn't go up before and around
>Christmas time? Every year just before the big rush is on to buy new
>machines or upgrade the 486 for the new game/os software purchases.
>So if you don't need memory yet don't let this scare tactic worry you
>by mid to late jan. the price should be back down.
>
>With that said you never know for sure the price may stay up if there
>is a chip shortage but over the last several quarters mfg. have been
>staying ahead well enough to keep prices down so I'm waiting until
>jan-feb to buy.  

Actually I have heard there will be a price increase as well... I
heard the reason the prices are so low now is because there was SO
much memory made that there was a surplus, causing supply to be
higher than demand lowering price. Memory makers are planning on
significantly reducing production so the supply will be more on
par with the demand, raising the price.

If this happens, the price will probably NOT drop after the xmas
rush.

You say in your latter "when is the last time chip prices didn't go
up before... xmas"? Until the most recent price drop, LESS than
one year ago, I don't remember a significant price change on
memory in YEARS (like 5?). I bought memory at $30/meg for very
consistantly for something like 5 years until early THIS year
when it dropped to less than $10/meg. While I doubt it will go
back up to $30, I would say NOW is the best time to buy memory.
I predict that memory, when it goes up in price, won't drop
again for quite a while after xmas.

Just speculation, every bit of it.
Kevin


Kevin C. Dorff                          10216 Arroyo Bend NW
mental@indirect.com                     Albuquerque, NM 87114