Why is OWC's 800 MHz DDR2 RAM so expensive?

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-nova--nova-
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I own a 2008 Mac Pro model. At the time, I stuck with 2GB of RAM, as I assumed the prices of RAM would eventually drop... but they've been stuck at the same prices for several months now. What I don't get is that the DDR3 RAM on OWC's site right now is CHEAPER than the DDR2 RAM.



Would anyone have any suggestions for upgrading the RAM? Should I just bite the bullet? Should I perhaps go with a different manufacturer? I've heard DMS has decent prices. In fact, what do you think of this?



http://www.datamemorysystems.com/_me...le_678-1x2.asp

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    g-newsg-news Posts: 1,107member
    I can only assume it's because DDR2 RAM is almost legacy these days. Thus production is decreasing worldwide, which drives prices up. If you want to find spare parts for a 1950 car these days, they come at a considerable price. Same thing with old computer hardware.
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  • Reply 2 of 3
    -nova--nova- Posts: 64member
    That makes sense. And the slower DDR2 is probably cheaper as it's the same part.



    In that case, I might as well settle with what I can get. OWC's pricing isn't too bad. I'll purchase 6x2GB, so that will bump my total RAM up to 14GB, which should be more than enough.
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    futurepastnowfuturepastnow Posts: 1,772member
    DDR2 prices have gone way up in the last year, but you're talking about FB-DIMMs, not normal DDR2. Those were always frickin' expensive.
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