Comment on Framework stops selling separate DDR5 RAM modules to fight scalpers
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day agoIt’s the same with other vendors though. I man those that allow you to swap internals without losing warranty. Bought my laptop with just a 16g stick (base price/included), then bought 2x24g for the price one additional 16g module would’ve cost. And now I got a 16g module left over, too.
jimerson@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Start the eBay bidding at $500
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 1 day ago
$250 for 32gb (2x16) DDR5-6000-CL30 at microcenter.
This memory thing feels way overblown. It has an impact, sure, but unless you’re building your own system (probably for video games) odds are the price increases for pre-builts are insignificant. The companies that build the majority of systems end up paying wholesale prices anyway, not the retail we pay. It’s still nothing compared to Q4’24-Q2’25 GPU scalping / price markups.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
You were saying?
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 16 hours ago
Yeah that was a pretty big sale price over what was typically $160 before tax/shipping.
I paid $200 on a set a couple weeks before your one with similar specs but better voltage which was right around the 9800x3d launch. My motherboard was like $300 too for an x870.