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fromEngadget
14 hours ago

HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs

PC component costs have doubled due to AI infrastructure demand, with RAM now comprising 35% of system costs, prompting price increases across the industry.
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fromArs Technica
15 hours ago

RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs

RAM costs have doubled sequentially and now represent 35% of HP PC bill of materials, forcing price increases and reducing customer demand across the industry.
fromGadgets 360
1 week ago

ROG Xbox Ally X Gets Nearly $200 Price Hike in Japan Amidst RAM Shortage

As per the outlet, the price of the ROG Xbox Ally X has gone up from JPY 139,800 ($910) to JPY 169,800 ($1,106) - that's a hike of JPY 30,000, or nearly $200. Asus has not officially announced the price hike, but according to the outlet, the new price is now reflected on the company's official online store in Japan as well as on e-commerce websites of other electronics retailers in the country.
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fromKotaku
1 week ago

The ROG Xbox Ally X Price Shoots Up Nearly $200 In Japan

Asus raised the ROG Xbox Ally X price in Japan due to rising memory costs and supply pressure, while the base Ally kept its price.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
1 week ago

PS6 Could Reportedly be Delayed to 2029 Due to RAM Shortage

Sony may delay the PlayStation 6 to 2028–2029 because AI-driven RAM and memory shortages are raising component prices.
Gadgets
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

PC Gamer Dumpster Dives And Finds $500+ Worth Of DDR4 RAM

Surging PC memory prices from AI datacenter demand are pushing people to dumpster dive for usable PC parts, with some finding valuable RAM and CPUs.
Gadgets
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Gear News of the Week: Google's Pixel 10a Arrives Soon, and Valve Delays Its Steam Hardware

AI-driven memory demand is shrinking consumer supply, likely raising PC component prices and affecting launch plans for Valve’s Steam Frame, Controller, and Steam Machine.
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Tech industry
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Server CPUs join memory crunch, with prices set to rise

Datacenter servers face CPU supply constraints atop severe memory shortages, raising system costs while shipments still grow at double-digit rates.
Silicon Valley
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Why AMD's Q1 outlook is giving Wall Street jitters

AMD posted strong Q4 growth led by datacenter revenue, but seasonal weakness in PC, gaming, and embedded divisions and memory shortages pressured outlook and shares.
Apple
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Apple aims to keep iPhone 18 price flat in face of RAM shortage, Kuo says

Apple will absorb rising RAM costs to avoid raising iPhone 18 starting prices, offsetting expenses through its services business amid a global memory shortage.
Gadgets
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The Morning After: ASUS stops making some NVIDIA GPUs due to memory supply crunch

Memory shortages and surging RAM prices are forcing manufacturers to halt 16GB GeForce GPU production, tightening supply and raising consumer prices.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Asus says it's dropping the RTX 5070 Ti as the memory shortage squeezes supply

Asus is ending production of RTX 5070 Ti and 16GB RTX 5060 Ti due to memory-driven supply shortages while Nvidia continues shipments.
Gadgets
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Budget smartphones will be hit hardest as memory prices rise

Memory shortages will raise smartphone prices in 2026, causing market decline and forcing budget phone makers to merge or exit.
Tech industry
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

Memory shortage threat helps trigger PC buying spree

Global PC shipments rose 9.6% in Q4 2025, but impending memory shortages and soaring DRAM prices threaten sustained growth and will keep PC prices high.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Memory shortages could push PC shipments to pre-pandemic low

Memory shortages will keep memory prices high through late 2027, increasing device costs and producing weaker PC, tablet, and phone configurations.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

PC shipments just grew unexpectedly amid RAM shortages

While the holiday season typically drives stronger demand, the surge in late 2025 was further amplified by emerging memory shortages that led buyers and brands to secure inventory ahead of anticipated price increases in 2026,
Tech industry
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage - and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

AI companies’ large memory demands are causing shortages and higher costs, pressuring smartphone and PC makers and risking market contractions by 2026.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

Server prices set to jump 15% on memory cost spike: Channel

Major server prices to rise about 15% and PC prices about 5% as memory, NAND, hard drive, and semiconductor component costs surge.
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