Analysts indicate that the price of RAM memory could fall up to 40%
Report based on industry analysts highlights that the price of RAM memory could fall by 40%, despite the fact that everything points in the opposite direction.
In recent weeks we have had very negative information regarding the price of RAM. First a blackout in Japan caused 9 terabytes of DRAM and NAND Flash memories to go bad. The Tensions between South Korea and Japan make it difficult to import raw materials Japanese to their neighbors, vital to the manufacture of memory chips. Theoretically, RAM and SSDs should go up in price, but analysts say they will continue to go down.
On Monday DRAMeXchange reported that DRAM memory chips for DDR4 RAM were up 20%. A rise caused by the factors explained in the previous paragraph. Well, now industry analysts say the price of RAM could drop 40%.
Does the price of RAM go up or down?
The factor has been given that since 2006 the price of RAM has been rising to make it prohibitive. At the time it was alleged that high demand from the smartphone market was to blame. A market, the smartphone market, that is stagnant, to say the least. We saw how in the second half of 2018 the price began to fall and this year we already have reasonable prices. The determining factor is that there is an excess of stock that is difficult to sell.
Through a TechSpot report based on analysts, RAM prices will continue to decline until the end of the year. This is due, among others according to Gartner, to the opening of new chip factories in Asia. In addition, manufacturers have an excess of stock and demand has fallen, especially for servers and smartphones.
The reality is that we have conflicting information and it is difficult to know what will happen. The most reliable data is from DARMeXchange, which has seen an increase in the price of DRAM. According to these, on Friday, July 19, 20% more was paid compared to July 12 in terms of DRAM chips.
