Devices · 2h ago
DRAM price surge kills budget PCs as sub-$500 sales drop 20%
Rising DRAM costs driven by AI server demand are pushing cheap PCs out of the market. Sub-$500 laptop sales in the US have fallen nearly 20% as manufacturers prioritize higher-margin machines. The trend threatens to make affordable computing a relic of the past.
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The headline understates the structural shift: budget PCs aren't just expensive—they're being deliberately phased out as chipmakers chase AI profits.
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DRAM it! Cheap PCs being priced out of existence as memory cost bites →
The Register
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