We build bespoke servers installed at client properties to support our service. Since August, our unit cost has jumped from $3,500 to $5,500. It’s a bleak situation and will directly impact many businesses.
How the heck is this going to pan out? Memory prices are already crazy high and forecasts say there is going to be no respite till end of 2026. Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers? The downstream effects of this (in a scenario where every device needs memory) are bonkers.
> Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers?
I'm sure Apple and Samsung will still have access to chips. Maybe this is just the beginning of the end for access to general-purpose computing for the masses.
So far is this just affecting PC builders? Has Apple adjusted their prices? Is this as bad as peak ETH mining yet where every prebuilt is sold out because it's getting raided for parts and was priced at MSRP?
I remember looking for Crucial DDR5 SODIMMS at Microcenter a month ago. There was barely any stock and only a few sticks left. I talked to the sales associate at the counter, and he let me known that RAM prices were increasing. As an aside, I was eyeing this ram for a month before getting it. Hearing what he said made me go for it.
Also, I feel bad for the aftermarket market. Crucial was always the best option for upgrades to OEM systems or laptops.
There are a decent number of players in the SSD business, but not many at the top trading blows for max performance and Best Buy’s. This will not be good for the consumer market. Seems like everything is consolidating.
My wife works for a small distributor of memory (not modules, just the chips), and their manufacturers won't even provide prices or take backorders.
I understand why they did it in the current market, but Micron's exit is going to cause retail prices to go even higher.
I used pcpartsbuilder to spec out a machine I was thinking of building a few months ago, and the DRAM that was $109 for 32GB is now $399. It's crazy.
We build bespoke servers installed at client properties to support our service. Since August, our unit cost has jumped from $3,500 to $5,500. It’s a bleak situation and will directly impact many businesses.
How the heck is this going to pan out? Memory prices are already crazy high and forecasts say there is going to be no respite till end of 2026. Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers? The downstream effects of this (in a scenario where every device needs memory) are bonkers.
> Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers?
I'm sure Apple and Samsung will still have access to chips. Maybe this is just the beginning of the end for access to general-purpose computing for the masses.
All part of the plan to force everyone to rent compute. Evil bastards.
So far is this just affecting PC builders? Has Apple adjusted their prices? Is this as bad as peak ETH mining yet where every prebuilt is sold out because it's getting raided for parts and was priced at MSRP?
I remember looking for Crucial DDR5 SODIMMS at Microcenter a month ago. There was barely any stock and only a few sticks left. I talked to the sales associate at the counter, and he let me known that RAM prices were increasing. As an aside, I was eyeing this ram for a month before getting it. Hearing what he said made me go for it.
Also, I feel bad for the aftermarket market. Crucial was always the best option for upgrades to OEM systems or laptops.
There are a decent number of players in the SSD business, but not many at the top trading blows for max performance and Best Buy’s. This will not be good for the consumer market. Seems like everything is consolidating.
what's the use of "AI" if no-one can afford computers or phones?
"You'll own nothing and be happy"
I think I will wait for AM7 at this rate... 32GB of not the fastest DDR4 should last long enough.
Terrible news, I prefer to buy US made chips if I can and Micron was a decent vendor
Official post: https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-deta... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137783)