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elricyesterday at 12:02 PM0 repliesview on HN

From the email:

> For example, the cost for DRAM memory has increased up to 500% since September 2025.

That is an utterly insane price hike. Is production being scaled up, and will that take years? Or are producers happy charging 5x the price for the same amount of effort?

How much of this is driven by speculation vs actual demand?