The RAM crisis just forced Framework into a nasty price hike — and Apple’s rumored solution to the memory crunch is renting Macs to cash-strapped consumers
 The RAM crisis just forced Framework into a nasty price hike — and Apple’s rumored solution to the memory crunch is renting Macs to cash-strapped consumers

Apple’s plan to sidestep the RAM crisis could be renting Macs, iPhones and iPads to consumers.

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Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year
 Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year

It looks like the memory crisis isn’t going anywhere, between DDR5 RAM price hikes and a new rumor about more expensive CPUs.

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CEO of big memory chip maker says 2027 could be the ‘worst year in the industry’s history’ — and other RAM crisis rumblings back up that dire prediction
 CEO of big memory chip maker says 2027 could be the ‘worst year in the industry’s history’ — and other RAM crisis rumblings back up that dire prediction

Fresh RAM misery, including a seriously gloomy forecast from the boss of a big chip maker, intensifies fears that this crisis is here to stay.

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US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.

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Apple may have a plan to ‘ease frustration over price hikes and longer delivery times’ with its Macs — but I wouldn’t count on it working
 Apple may have a plan to ‘ease frustration over price hikes and longer delivery times’ with its Macs — but I wouldn’t count on it working

Analyst suggests more consumer RAM is going to data centers next year — maybe a lot more, and that’s a real worry.

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Lenovo declares a ‘new normal’ for higher memory pricing in the 2030s, while Microsoft forecasts prices to double again in a year
 Lenovo declares a ‘new normal’ for higher memory pricing in the 2030s, while Microsoft forecasts prices to double again in a year

The RAM crisis could get a lot worse over the next few years if Lenovo and Microsoft are right — and I can easily believe they are.

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Yes, the bad news on the RAM crisis has been relentless lately — but Asus and SK Hynix just gave us glimmers of hope that some relief could be on the horizon
 Yes, the bad news on the RAM crisis has been relentless lately — but Asus and SK Hynix just gave us glimmers of hope that some relief could be on the horizon

The RAM crisis gloom has been thick and heavy lately — so are you ready for some better news?

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Memory expert predicts huge RAM price hikes over the rest of 2026 — but I’m not buying it (the forecast, or the RAM)
 Memory expert predicts huge RAM price hikes over the rest of 2026 — but I’m not buying it (the forecast, or the RAM)

Fed up with high RAM prices? They could get way worse in 2026, and this is getting seriously depressing now.

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SSD expert shares some worrying truths about Chinese chip makers — and I think this could be more bad news for the RAM crisis

Here’s another sign the RAM crisis is here to stay, as boss in SSD supply chain shares some home truths about Chinese chip makers.
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The PC component crisis isn’t going away: retail market for SSDs has ‘almost disappeared’ we’re told, and DDR5 RAM prices refuse to drop

SSD prices remain sky-high alongside the cost of RAM — and a report suggests hard drives are getting more expensive too.
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