Memory shortages thanks to the AI boom are causing prices to balloon for consumers. Credit: Nestea06 via iStock / Getty Images Plus It seems certain at this point that laptop and smartphone prices are ...

Building a computer is never cheap, but it can be a particularly frustrating experience when the price of a specific component inflates well beyond what it would typically go for. A few years ago, it ...

Framework is a unique company, offering modular laptops designed for easy repairs and near-infinite upgrades. But it’s also a small company, much more susceptible to market changes brought on by ...

At least one PC parts vendor that had stockpiled a load of DRAM components as prices skyrocketed is now apparently worried they and others who bought up as much of the stuff as possible are “doomed” ...

The modular PC maker will now charge $10 per GB for its 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB DDR5 RAM modules. The modular PC maker will now charge $10 per GB for its 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB DDR5 RAM modules. is a news ...

Thanks to the memory demands of AI and key manufacturers reducing production, DDR4 RAM prices have been steadily rising over the past few months. However, this rapid rise has now turned into an ...

TL;DR: Samsung is shifting DRAM production from HBM3/E modules to high-margin DDR5 RDIMM memory due to intense HBM market competition and soaring DDR5 prices. This strategy reallocates 80,000 wafers ...

AI-driven memory and storage price hikes have been the defining feature of the PC industry in 2026, and hobbyists have been hit the hardest—companies like Apple with lots of buying power have been ...