http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/ Engadget Comments for Component shortages lead analysts to forecast rise in prices of personal electronics http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/1) only applies to the number of transistors on a processor
2) isn't a law
3) has nothing to do with price or speed or anything else]]>Jan 13th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
Production volumes of DRAMs and LCDs are down over 2008 and capacity is more than sufficient from the industry literature I've read.]]>Jan 13th 2010 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Of course people would want to upgrade their computer when they try to play Crysis. ]]>Jan 13th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
Really? I was think more along the lines of them raising the prices anyways and the consumer paying the price no matter what and never questioning it. Kind of like Gas/Petrol and it's slow rise back to $3 a gallon. By this summer we will be paying $3.20 per gallon and yet some how we will pay it, sure we will curse under our breathe, but really are we going to do anything about it...? Doubtful. Same here, they will raise the price, we will keep spending the money in an un-economical way, and prices will continue to be inflated until we are even more bankrupt than what we are.

]]>Jan 13th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/The only problem with that analogy, is that we need gas/petrol everyday. Yes, we use our electronics everyday, but we can always get by waiting a couple more months or a year from upgrading from a 24" to a 30" LCD or from 8GB to 16GB of RAM.
You may be right, but another side to that argument...]]>Jan 13th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/Jan 13th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
I don't know enough about LCD panels to disagree with the forecast but I know consumers are snapping up LCDs at this price point and have come to expect it. I don't think there will be any notable price rises and at least none that will trickle down to the consumer. I held off buying a second LCD this year despite the fantastic deals around because I don't particularly need another right now and I know December this year there will be bigger, better quality panels at cheaper prices than last year.]]>Jan 13th 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
Then when the demand picked up again, they started to bring up the capacity again. Only problem is, once you fire someone, he or she won't just wait for you to hire them back again. So finding good workforce and re-establishing the production lines takes time, thus we are in a situation where suppliers can't manufacture enough parts for the gadgets.]]>Jan 13th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
They are ramping down DDR2 production, but they are not ramping up DDR3 production. Not kosher in my book. ]]>Jan 13th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/component-shortages-lead-analysts-to-forecast-rise-in-prices-of/
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"We're not making any money, people can't afford to buy our products... I know, lets put our prices up..."

How does this make sense?
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