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You Might Need to Say Goodbye to Affordable PCs; A Price Hike Storm Is Set to Hit as Memory Shortages & Windows 10 EOL Collide

… We recently discussed how mid-tier laptops are projected to use 8 GB memory as the standard , given that memory shortages won't allow manufacturers to maintain pricing as well as higher RAM configurations onboard. …

Dec 20, 2025 · Muhammad Zuhair

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You Might Soon See 8GB Laptops Everywhere, as Manufacturers Are Likely to Make High-RAM Configurations Unaffordable

… In 2025, Microsoft established a baseline RAM configuration of 16 GB for its Copilot-certified PCs . …

Dec 14, 2025 · Muhammad Zuhair

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Memory Prices Jumped 110% and SSDs 147% in Q1 2026, Forcing PC Makers Into a Desperate Stockpiling Race

… The two main factors that led to increased shipments were panic buying due to the memory price hikes , which have led the entire PC segment into a brutal phase. …

Apr 18, 2026 · Hassan Mujtaba