I just read another web article and watched another YouTube video about the new MacBook Neo, complaining how 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD aren't big enough to handle anything but basic tasks...
Oh, please. Here's my Mac desktop from 2007. I felt like a king back in the day! 😉
Memory Shortage to Grip PC Market Well Into 2027, IDC Warns
FTWCA EEPROM versions etc. it seems new #Raspberry Pi Compute Modules are getting built differently and new ones will only boot with a recent EEPROM. If you enforce some EEPROM version(s) in your product supply chain, manufacturing and/or first boot procedures, it's time to prepare for alternative versions (or upgrade all the things©®™).
Word to the wise.
Invest in a recently-off-lease workstation barebones (or CPU+RAM+disk) computer, with an OS that will NOT be chained to some dumbass, clueless board member, forcing LLM stuff for their immediate gain, leaving everyone stranded later.
Just sayin'.
In Q1 2026, Samsung Electronics finalized DRAM contracts with price increases exceeding 100%—a dramatic escalation from the 70% projection just weeks earlier. Even Apple Inc. reportedly accepted the hike to secure LPDDR5X supply for its upcoming devices.
The driver is clear: AI infrastructure.
Hyperscalers such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Google are absorbing wafer capacity for HBM production, creating a structural shortage of conventional DRAM and NAND. Analysts at Gartner and IDC project AI data centers could consume up to 70% of high-end DRAM output in 2026.
The 2026 “Rampocalypse” is not cyclical—it is structural. When memory pricing doubles, hardware economics reset across the digital economy.
https://www.buysellram.com/blog/samsungs-100-dram-price-hike-and-why-even-apple-had-to-pay-up/
#DRAM #MemoryMarket #AIInfrastructure #HBM #DDR4 #Semiconductor #DataCenter #SupplyChain #DDR5 #Samsung #Apple #RAMMarket #MemoryShortage2026 #Rampocalypse #TechInflation #ITAM #technology
Samsung’s 100% DRAM price hike has sparked the 2026 memory crisis. AI-driven HBM production shifts, Apple’s acceptance of doubled pricing, and shrinking DDR4 supply are reshaping the global market. AI data center demand is squeezing supply, pushing PC and smartphone prices sharply higher.
Samsung just doubled DRAM prices in a 2026 "Rampocalypse." Even Apple surrendered, accepting a 100% hike to secure iPhone 17 supply. AI demand for HBM is cannibalizing standard RAM, forcing hardware costs to skyrocket.
Your old tech is now a "Silicon Goldmine." :)
https://www.buysellram.com/blog/samsungs-100-dram-price-hike-and-why-even-apple-had-to-pay-up/
#DRAM #MemoryMarket #AIInfrastructure #HBM #DDR4 #Semiconductor #DataCenter #SupplyChain #DDR5 #Samsung #Apple #RAMMarket #MemoryShortage2026 #Rampocalypse #technology #ITAM
Samsung’s 100% DRAM price hike has sparked the 2026 memory crisis. AI-driven HBM production shifts, Apple’s acceptance of doubled pricing, and shrinking DDR4 supply are reshaping the global market. AI data center demand is squeezing supply, pushing PC and smartphone prices sharply higher.
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