Analysts warn of steep increase in smartphone and PC prices as a global shortage of memory chips leaves manufacturers ...

The current memory crisis and shortage is causing a massive disruption to the consumer-facing PC market, with two of the biggest players affected.

I don't mean to harp on the scare chord, but more and more manufacturers are feeling the heat from the memory pricing ...

The future of purchasing a new PC looks daunting for gamers and tech enthusiasts. Reports suggest a significant price ...

Some suppliers are said to be preparing price increases of around 15–20% from the second half of 2026, alongside revised supply contracts.

Major OEMs have prepared 20% price hikes as the AI memory shortage has cannibalized consumer supply, forcing a market-wide cost reset.

For those who are just joining us, memory pricing has turned apocalyptic. Case in point, Framework announced it would be ...

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TL;DR: DDR4 and GDDR6 memory prices are set to surge by up to 43% in Q3 2025 due to end-of-life status, supply shortages, and shifting production to DDR5 and GDDR7 technologies. This trend impacts PC ...

As if skyrocketing RAM prices wasn't enough, Kingston's Datacentre SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall says to expect ...

Acer and Asus executives confirmed this week that the impact of rising DRAM costs is becoming more pronounced in manufacturing budgets, and that retail price adjustments ...

Computer memory prices are climbing faster than gold, creating a global crisis that threatens to make technology significantly more expensive for consumers. DRAM prices have skyrocketed by 171.8% over ...