Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!gatech!psuvax1!vu-vlsi!cheung From: cheung@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU (Wilson Cheung) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Memory Prices Keywords: What's the story?! Message-ID: <1691@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU> Date: 11 Jul 88 18:48:51 GMT Distribution: na Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept. Lines: 11 I am aware that the trade barriers against Japan are now really starting to have its effect on memory chip prices. However, what I don't understand is why one company is selling 2 Megs of RAM (chips only) for around $800 and others seem to be selling 2 Meg fully populated boards with expansion chasis at prices like $700. Why the trememdous difference in price? Are some companies getting secret duty-free supply lines from Japan? Wilson Cheung