alt Hacker NewsNoticed SSDs went up too. There's a "black friday" sales price for a 4TB crucial external drive that's at its highest price in 90 days.
Bad time if you need to build a computer.
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rkagerer • yesterday at 8:20 PM
Article says:
Looking at it optimistically, you're probably going to find DDR5 at bargain prices again in 2027.
When do you think prices will recede again?
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StopDisinfo910 • yesterday at 8:31 PM
RAM prices are cyclical. We are in the under supply part of the cycle.
People just have to wait. As prices are sky high, production capacity will likely increase. Some AI companies will go bust. Demand will plummet and we will buy RAM for pennies while the market consolidates.
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caycep • yesterday at 8:59 PM
bc some people up top loved the idea of the old Smoot Hawley thing
I built 4 systems between Jan-May for myself and family, very fortuitous timing, because no way would I be doing it now.