Why is there a RAM shortage? AI demand and the mad scramble for memory chips could hit where it hurts

There’s only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to ...

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...
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AI memory sells out, triggering a shock price spike

AI has turned computer memory from a cheap commodity into the hottest ticket in the chip world, and the shelves are starting ...

RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives

Big Tech’s AI-fueled memory shortage is set to be the PC industry’s defining story for 2026 and beyond. Standalone, direct-to ...

Micron says the memory shortage crisis is here to stay

Micron says the global memory crunch isn't a short-term problem. With AI data centers demanding more DRAM than ever, even ...

Laptop makers have about a year of memory stock to ride out the RAM crunch, Intel says

In a recent interview, Intel said the laptop market is likely to emerge mostly unscathed from the memory chip shortage driven ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

RAM may be abominably expensive, but hey, at least SSD prices are also exploding

As tech giants continue hoarding memory chips to build their AI farms, and suppliers gleefully jack up their prices in turn, ...

'DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market'

Micron VP Christopher Moore explains the ongoing RAM crisis and how memory shortages could persist until 2028 in light of ...
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The ongoing RAM crunch and how it will affect you as a consumer

The global race to build AI data centres is draining memory chips from the consumer market. From smartphones to laptops, a shortage of memory chips is leaving phone and computer makers in a tight spot ...

Framework hikes desktop PC prices as RAM shortage drags on

Just weeks after raising the price of its RAM modules, Framework has announced that it’s also increasing the price of its ...

The RAM shortage driving up tech prices won’t end any time soon, Micron says

The time to buy computer parts was a year ago, maybe. - Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via The AI arms race is driving up component ...
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How Much Unified Memory Do I Need in a Mac?

One of the biggest impacts of Apple's switch from Intel to its own M-series silicon -- debuting with the M1 in the 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini -- is faster, more stable, and more energy ...