Last week I was talking to you about the possible rise in SSD hard drives due to the possible bankruptcy of a key company in the sector. Now there is another key component affected: RAM memory.
A Taiwan Business Times report echoed by TechRadar, talks about a possible increase in RAM memory pricesso if you plan to update your PC, you should do it as soon as possible if you do not want to have to face a larger outlay.
The reason for all this? There is recent cuts in RAM production by the main manufacturing companies. That is, Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix.
As you can imagine, since there is a shortage, there is only one possible solution for companies: a price increase to face the drop in sales.
Everything indicates that Prices have risen or will rise between 15% and 20% for DDR5 RAM and between 10% and 15% for DDR4 RAM. A considerable increase to take into account, come on.
This could mean that the days when it was easy to get powerful, good and, above all, cheap RAM, could end sooner rather than later.
What could all this be due to? This year there has been an excess of product, which has ended with an excess of supply. This, logically, translates into a drop in prices so that manufacturers can get rid of the surplus.
At the same time, companies like Samsung have tried to correct inventory and, for that reason, prices are increasing again.
The problem is that the price increases are higher than expected and In a short time it can become very difficult to get RAM at a good price.
In short, if you were thinking about updating this component of your equipment, hurry up and do it as soon as possible, since prices will most likely skyrocket.
Keep in mind, however, that with The generalization of DDR5 RAM is expected to increase general demand and, therefore, prices will not skyrocket. Now, a situation may arise in which they increase by up to 20%, which would be highly harmful.
Fingers crossed.
