# RAM Prices

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-prices/386763
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 5, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-prices/386763 "2007-01-05T02:27:09Z")
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### Author: ![davecx82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@davecx82](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davecx82)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-prices/386763/1 "2007-01-05T02:27:09Z")

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RAM prices are relatively high compared to a year or so ago, but does anybody know exactly why?

I’m guessing it’s primarily a supply issue; are the RAM manufacturers purposely limiting production or the materials used to manufacture RAM really in short supply?