Apple iPhone: DRAM crisis causes 350% higher RAM and NAND costs
… According to a new report, almost half of the production costs of an iPhone next year will be attributable to DRAM and NAND, instead of just a few percent as in previous years. …
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Corporations rein in AI usage, citing high token costs
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iPad Ultra: Apple's $3,900, 20-inch foldable iPad-MacBook hybrid put on hold; it's too heavy
Fresh leaks say Apple has pushed pause on a foldable, $3,900 "iPad Ultra" due to weak iPad Pro sales and high production costs. …
This storage brand does not abandon consumers for AI datacenter profits
… Products: mSSD and AI future Since memory costs are projected to stay high, Lexar can not escape the AI wave completely. …
Garmin CIRQA leaks at onlineshop with surprisingly high price
… The price is surprisingly high - the store states a list price of 22,399 UAH $509 , with a pre-order discount the wristband costs 19,999 UAH $454 . …
Even before Mac price hikes: Here's how overpriced Apple's RAM and SSD prices are
… As a comparison of Apple’s current RAM and SSD prices with those of brand-name products on the open market shows, a price increase would by no means be necessary to cover costs, meaning that Apple would primarily be using higher prices to protect its profit margins. …
Original Legion Go with Z1 Extreme now costs $1,000 after latest price hike
… The cost of important components like RAM and storage has increased a lot, making it harder for manufacturers to keep prices the same. …
DRAM crisis will be even worse in 2027, according to Samsung
… 32 GB DDR5 RAM already costs $394 today, up from $91 past August. A 2 TB Samsung 990 Pro M.2 SSD is currently not available for $572, whereas the same SSD cost around $119 last year. …
Steam Deck OLED is now $300 more expensive, but in stock again
… The reason for the price increase is unsurprisingly the DRAM crisis – due to the high demand for RAM and SSDs from AI giants such as OpenAI, the production costs of the Steam Deck have risen, as Valve has to purchase the 16 GB RAM and the 512 GB to 1 TB SSD at much higher prices than before. …
Affordable Nothing CMF Phone falls victim to DRAM crisis
… This change in plans only affects CMF Phones, not Nothing Phones, which are usually positioned at somewhat higher prices and therefore have more room to offset higher memory costs either through hardware compromises or a price increase. …