True that the prices wouldn't be the same, but the trend towards lower is
most likely the same everywhere. I think SDRAM dimms have dropped about 75%
*this year*!
In the old age department, the first memory I ever installed into a computer
cost $1200/ megabyte. I guess that is a good thing it was only 64K <g>.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@ampsc.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: Getting around the firewire problem was Re: filmscanners:Best
film scanner, period!!!
>
>
> LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
> >
> > I just bought 256 MB Dimms for $47US each a few weeks ago and the prices
> > went down since then. Check out www.champaigncomputer.com for RAM, CPU
and
> > other prices. They typically have very good prices on most items. Even
if
> > you do not buy from them their prices can serve as a guideline.
> >
>
>
> I've made mention of this before, but it might bear repeating, the US,
> as the most consumer oriented society in the world, has lower, sometimes
> very substantially lower prices than elsewhere in the world.
>
> I just heard a recent report that indicated that 95% of the world
> population does not have access to the internet, and that over 80% have
> never even heard of it (in many cases there isn't even a world for it
> yet). We need to keep in mind that tax structure, distribution systems,
> manufacturing capabilities, demand and exchange rates vastly alter costs
> for individuals throughout the world.
>
> Prior to "free-trade" between the US and Canada, it was very worthwhile
> to import items from the US, even after exchange, taxes, duties and
> brokerage fees. That was because distribution here was very poor due to
> lowered demand. Today, we get people from the US coming here on
> vacation and buying high tech goods due to the very favorable exchange
> rate for US dollars, which is causing manufacturers to eat their profits
> just to sell up here to prevent killing the market they spent millions
> developing. Canada's population is a major consumer of consumer
> electronics right now, so much so that Best Buys just bought out the
> largest chain in Canada. I don't know how much longer this can last
> though, because with the current exchange value of our dollar, the
> prices should be much higher than they are, and someone's got to be
> unhappy with the lower markups up here.
>
> Anyway, my main point is that France, if like much of Europe, would tend
> to be more expensive for consumer electronics, so quoting US prices, or
> even English or Australian ones, doesn't mean a whole lot.
>
> Art
>
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