Why is ddr so much more expensive than ddr2?

As title really.

Any ideas why ddr2 is so much cheaper than ddr memory? I was looking to add a couple of gigs of to an old system and i am looking at about £60, but you can get 2gig of ddr2 for not much over £30.

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Originally Posted by colincliff

As title really.

Any ideas why ddr2 is so much cheaper than ddr memory? I was looking to add a couple of gigs of to an old system and i am looking at about £60, but you can get 2gig of ddr2 for not much over £30.

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Economies of scale. DDR2 is the predominant memory type being produced, so it's cheaper.

Cheers,
Stephen

supply and demand, lots of people asking for ddr2, little amount asking for ddr. companies trying to get rid of it though.

Pretty much what the guys above said. Best bet is to watch the FS forums, picked up some nice Muskin Redline PC4000 for a bargin last week! (Thanks again Dozer)

thanks, i've posted a wanted post. I'll see what turns up :)