… Before the price hike, the 512GB model ran $549 and the 1TB version sold for $649. Some not-so-fun math reveals that those $240 and $300 price increases represent 43.7% and 46.2% adjusted premiums, respectively. …
… Rising memory and storage prices have affected nearly every sector of computing, laptops and handhelds like the Steam Deck OLED which just received a massive price increase included. …
… However, the shortages and staggering price increases affecting the storage and memory markets have thrown a wrench in Valve’s original plans, which engineers addressed during an interview with PC Gamer . …
… Valve's price increase in the wake of an AI-driven shortage of key components like memory and storage effectively turned one of the better values in the handheld segment into just another piece of premium-priced hardware. …