… Trendforce said spot prices for consumer NAND products, including TLC-based SSDs, have fallen by 30 to 40 per cent. That drop stems from a slowdown in PC demand, with consumers holding off on new devices due to higher prices. …
… Its shipments dropped 28.3 per cent year on year to 413,000 units. …
… Massive buying by AI outfits has left PC builders fighting over a smaller pile of components, which means higher prices all round. …
… This year’s memory price surge is battering consumer electronics, with Gartner predicting PC prices will rise 17 per cent while shipments fall 10.4 per cent, and IDC saying global smartphone shipments are down more than four per cent after an upward run since mid-2023. …