Now, ASUS has announced price hikes for some of its products, and you can already guess the reason. ASUS Officially Announces Price Hikes For Its Products, Citing Higher DRAM And SSD Prices We saw it coming since a few manufacturers have already announced price hikes for their products. …
… Of course, the prices of the older DDR4 chips are under pressure at the moment. …
… ASUS & Other PC Vendors Are Running Out Of Their DRAM Stockpile, Leading Them to Aggressively Hike Prices The PC industry has been under pressure ever since memory shortages became prevalent, yet vendors have shown restraint in raising product prices, given that they had been relying on stockpiles … …
… While the goal certainly seems optimistic, it is also important to note that the NAND supply lines are already under massive pressure following demand for storage from CSPs and AI giants, and given that the AI SSD solution being discussed actually becomes mainstream, well, you could expect a DRAM-l… …
… The existing supplier inventories are reported to have been drawn down to historically low levels, which is further intensifying allocation pressures. …
… Even before the price hike, Micron had discontinued its DDR4 memory . We also have a statement from Teamgroup on this matter, and that only paints a further bleak picture of the entire situation: We have indeed observed noticeable upward pressure on prices across the NAND and DRAM markets. …