20% off of 512MB DDR2-533 modulesDigiTimes is reporting that Samsung is making a significant price cut to its DDR2-533 modules. It looks like it may not be too long before DDR2 hits price parity with DDR.
Samsung's quotes for 512MB DDR2-533 modules (comprised of eight 512Mbit chips) now range from US$52-53 (equivalent to US$6.63-6.50 per chip), down from last month's US$64-65 to within a 5% difference of the prices for 512MB DDR2-400 modules, the IC distributors said.
One of the concerns is the number of boards and chips that Intel is able to put out. With DDR1 modules at 4200 speeds however, DDR2 really needs a kick in the speed department to account for the increased latency of most DDR2 modules.
Samsung Slashes DDR2 Pricing by 20% (2005-04-06)