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About ramseeker

ramseeker has been tracking memory prices since 1997 — back when 64MB of RAM cost $100, SDRAM was the hot new thing, and comparison shopping meant calling vendors on the phone or waiting for a magazine to arrive in the mail.

The site launched as a simple table of RAM prices scraped from mail-order vendors, updated by hand a few times a week. At its peak it was tracking hundreds of vendors across dozens of memory types — EDO, SDRAM, RDRAM, DDR, DDR2 — helping buyers figure out who had the best price per megabyte before anyone had thought to build a tool for that.

It ran continuously until around 2012, when cloud storage, cheap SSDs, and the consolidation of the memory market made it feel like the problem was largely solved. Prices had bottomed out. A 4GB kit cost nothing. It didn't seem like there was much left to track.

Why We're Back

A lot has changed. AI infrastructure buildout has sent DRAM demand through the roof. Memory manufacturers are diverting supply toward high-bandwidth memory for data centers, leaving consumer RAM prices elevated and volatile. A 32GB DDR5 kit that cost $60 in 2023 might cost $90 today — and next month it could be either direction.

Storage is a similar story. NVMe prices have compressed dramatically, but the range between a good deal and an overpriced drive is wider than ever. Knowing the price per terabyte — not just the sticker price — is the difference between a smart buy and leaving money on the table.

Price per GB. Price per TB. That's still the only number that matters. We're back to track it.

How It Works

ramseeker tracks a curated list of popular memory and storage products, updated weekly with approximate prices sourced from Amazon. Every listing links directly to Amazon with current pricing — because prices move fast and we'd rather you see the real number than rely on ours.

We're working on restoring full automated price tracking via the Amazon Product Advertising API, which will bring us back to daily updates and a much wider product catalog. Until then, consider our prices a reliable ballpark — useful for comparison, not a guarantee.

The weekly newsletter goes out every Monday morning with the best value picks across RAM and storage. No fluff, no filler — just the numbers.

Affiliate Disclosure

ramseeker.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click a Buy or Check Price link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This is how we keep the lights on after 28 years.

We only link to products we'd actually recommend. The price per GB doesn't lie.

Contact

Questions, feedback, or want to advertise? Reach us at [email protected].