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Memory Price Hikes Will Become a New Norm, Claims Lenovo
by AleksandarK
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A very grim picture is being painted over the consumer PC space as Lenovo is now claiming that memory price increases will become the new norm. According to the latest report from Wall Street News China, Lenovo stated at ISC 2026 that the upward trajectory for memory prices has just begun, meaning that these increases will become a standard expectation. This is disappointing news for the majority of PC enthusiasts who were hoping for stabilization in DRAM and NAND Flash pricing, as these increases are pushing the cost of consumer electronics beyond previous levels of affordability.
Lenovo, one of the largest PC OEMs, frequently conducts channel checks with its DRAM and NAND Flash suppliers. The company is adept at projecting demand, allowing it to understand where the demand and supply ratio is heading. According to the company's analysis, even though Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron are accelerating the construction of new semiconductor fabs to expand capacity, this is simply not enough to meet demand. It is unclear whether this means that the new capacity coming online is insufficient or if the current capacity projections are inadequate. Either way, Lenovo projects that shortages of DRAM and NAND Flash will last longer than originally anticipated.<br>Lenovo notes that the trajectory observed in early Q4 of 2025, when price increases began, has the potential to continue well into the end of this decade. By 2030 and even beyond, we could possibly see continued price increases given the current manufacturing capacity projections and supply. If the data center buildout continues at this pace and accelerates, there is little hope for PC DIY enthusiasts to find cheaper DRAM and NAND Flash anytime soon. The days of affordable electronics may be over for the next few years, as the ramp-up of production capacity by SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron will determine the future of prices.
Source:<br>Wall Street News China
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Add your own comment<br>29 Comments on Memory Price Hikes Will Become a New Norm, Claims Lenovo
#1
doubt so, rams from china will be flooding the market by 2028. Just wait out 2 years, lenovo cannot wait 2 years though
#2
Welcome to "THE NEW NORMAL"
Have you heard this term before?
#3
Contraversial thought: "Say Lenovo, I'm an enthisuast alright. Since the typical flavor of DDR5 UDIMM is costing stupid, what's keeping me from going 1999-Dual-Pentium-rig on the market and just grab a used ThinkCentre, used RDIMM and a bunch of other server parts, since the price different ain't that much now, when I just want a powerful unit at the end of the day? Right, thought so."
Heck, custom cases can come about again too, by ripping 2U chassis boards and installing them on something where the ventilation capacity does not entail 48V screamers and instead can walk on water loops (heck, many already have the blocks anyway).
There, whole new enthusiast market created.
F**k RGB gaemer streamer crap, hello brutal computing again!
#4
So quickly buy computers now at these inflated prices, we just bought a bunch of ram at stupid prices and we want to get out of our inventories before prices normalize because they can't find power to run datacentres
#5
Petrol / diesel companies do it, so this does not surprise me.
#6
I would differentiate for buying pc cases, cpus, motherboard and graphic cards which are calculated on the old purchase prices or old inventory vs the new inventory prices.
Some components may be smarter to buy now. I would look especially at cpus, motherboard and graphic cards which are based on old purchase prices.
Would I personally buy any new lenovo device. nope. Refurbish showed me several issues with lenovo based laptops and firmware issues, the net is full with...