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

Research firm IDC predicts that the average price of computers could rise by up to 8% in 2026 due to a global shortage of memory chips (RAM and NAND). The background is the sharp increase in demand ...

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 ...

The root cause of the shortage is the insatiable appetite of Artificial Intelligence. Leading chipmakers, including Samsung, ...

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

A global memory chip shortage, predicted to last until 2027, is set to drive up the cost of smartphones and laptops in 2026.

Research firm IDC says 'major memory makers have shifted production toward memory used in AI data centers, such as high-bandwidth memory and high-capacity DDR5' ...

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 ...

A global memory shortage is now affecting the PC market. Experts predict PC sales could fall significantly in 2026. Prices for computers are expected to rise due to increased memory costs. Some ...

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 ...

For those who are just joining us, memory pricing has turned apocalyptic. Case in point, Framework announced it would be raising the price of its DDR5 memory modules for its laptops by 50% to account ...

Now, as the year winds down, we’re facing price spikes for memory and storage that are unlike anything I’ve seen in two ...