DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the price
… Sign in to your XDA account DRAM prices have surged by over 170% year-on-year. …
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When I moved from a hard drive to an SSD, almost everything felt instantly better. Boot times dropped, apps opened faster, and Windows felt much more responsive overall. But once you’re already using a SATA SSD, the improvements get much smaller. That includes things like WIndows boot times too, which often improve less dramatically than the benchmark numbers would suggest. A lot of everyday tasks like opening Chrome, launching Spotify, signing in to Windows, or browsing files are already fast enough that moving from SATA to NVMe often doesn’t feel dramatic. Part of the reason is that not ever
NVMe is faster on paper, but your actual workload probably doesn't careSSD prices are still climbing, yet you are killing your drive for no good reason
… However, the accompanying NAND shortage combined with the DRAM squeeze led to rising SSD prices, too, as manufacturers diverted the wafer supply toward enterprise products. Later, graphics cards suffered the same fate, thanks to rising VRAM prices and companies prioritizing enterprise GPUs. …
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NVMe is faster on paper, but your actual workload probably doesn't care
… Benchmark vs reality: The NVMe gap Why doesn't the speed feel as dramatic? …
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This laptop with an AMD Ryzen AI 7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch 120Hz screen is now down to a price that's hard to pass up
… Of course, this has had a domino effect on the industry, with desktops, laptops, and other devices seeing sharp increases in prices, or brands maintaining prices by getting clever with product configurations. …
It's not just you — MSI's confession proves it's the worst year ever for PC hardware
… What started six months ago with a DRAM shortage snowballed into higher-than-ever RAM and SSD prices. …
Raspberry Pi prices just jumped again, and the memory crisis is to blame
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary The ongoing surge in RAM prices has forced Raspberry Pi to raise prices across models. …
Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
… The economics of a used workstation are absurd once you look Despite the DRAM crisis, prices are still great The depreciation curve on enterprise workstations is the home-labber's best-kept secret. …
GPU prices went crazy, so I invested $600 in a more immersive upgrade instead
… Before I could make the decision, however, the AI-induced DRAM crisis hit us all and sent the prices of RAM, SSDs, and GPUs through the roof. …