Latest about RAM shortage
Silicon Power US RMA policy now hedges against AI-driven RAM and SSD shortages
Most RAM and SSD manufacturers still offer in-warranty replacements as Silicon Power U.S. hedges policy against shortages
Framework’s monthly chip shortage update sees slower RAM price increase but rising SSD costs for March
Framework increased RAM prices for the third consecutive month, while also announcing that it's hiking the costs of some of its SSDs.
Laptop prices expected to soar by around 40% as AI crunch takes hold
Industry analyst outfit TrendForce estimates that midrange laptops will increase their retail prices by about 40% due to increasing RAM, SSD, and CPU costs.
AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims
According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025.
2026 will bring sharpest PC declines in over a decade — PC shipments to fall 10.4%
Premium The forecast puts 2026 on track for the steepest device shipment contraction in over a decade, according to Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner.
DRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips and components
Online security firm DataDome just reported that it has stopped a massive scalping effort to buy memory modules and resell them at inflated prices, turning the memory situation from bad to worse.
Steam Deck shortage goes global
The handheld console is still available in Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. But will they run out of stock in the near future, too?
Leading PC manufacturers considering using Chinese memory chips, report claims
PC makers are getting desperate for memory chips.
