… Intel isn't really worrying about AI, with an NPU capable of just 17 TOPS, though the company claims the CPU, NPU, and GPU combined reach 40 TOPS of performance. Yes, laptops will use pricey DDR5 memory, but at the lower end: just DDR5-6400 speeds. …
… Acer, on the other hand, said it wouldn't announce pricing for the Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, 16 AI, and 18 AI until closer to the July ship date. Finally, an Asus spokesman said that U.S. customers will probably have to wait until at least late May. …
… Memory shortages, SSD shortages, graphics card shortages—it's all driving prices up. And if history is anything to go by, they won't come all the way down again. They will come down at some point, it's just not clear when. So, one strategy to survive this current crisis in PC components? …