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The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about

Maybe you've heard: Memory is expensive now. The price of RAM has tripled, quadrupled, even sextupled depending on the type of chip, all because AI companies are gobbling it up. But maybe you've thought: I don't buy memory sticks! I don't build my own PCs! It won't affect me, right? I'm here to tell...

The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about
Image: The Verge

Maybe you've heard: Memory is expensive now. The price of RAM has tripled, quadrupled, even sextupled depending on the type of chip, all because AI companies are gobbling it up.

But maybe you've thought: I don't buy memory sticks! I don't build my own PCs! It won't affect me, right?

I'm here to tell you RAM is coming for your wallet anyhow.

Do you have a phone in your pocket you'd like to upgrade in the next few years? Fancy a game console or handheld? A laptop, perhaps? Will you need a new router, whether you're purchasing outright or renting from your ISP? Each of these devices is expected to have shortages, price hikes, or both in 2 …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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