Xbox expansion cards are now cheaper than SSDs, and PC users are repurposing them
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Memory card and flash drive pricing surges 120%, with some models spiking 260%
Now is not a good time to buy flash-based memory products
Microsoft just made its Surface laptops a lot more expensive
Surface Pro 13 and Surface Laptop now cost $500 more than in 2024
DDR5 prices drop nearly 30%, but memory costs are still far from normal
DRAM prices have jumped 20x since February 2025
Italian court says Netflix must refund customers up to $576 over price hikes
Apparently, citing "service improvements" alone is not a valid reason to raise prices
Memory spiked first, CPUs followed, now PCBs could be the next victim of the AI boom
In a nutshell: The ongoing AI boom has already inflated the cost of memory, storage, and processors, with effects spilling over to electronics incorporating those components. The impact of AI data center expansion is not expected to subside anytime soon, and to make matters worse, the conflict between the US and Iran threatens to worsen supply chain disruptions while creating new ones.
Price spike hits Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus a week after launch, but value proposition remains
You can no longer buy the new Arrow Lake Refresh chips at MSRP
PS5 price increases go global, rising up to $150 depending on the model
Consoles are getting more expensive instead of cheaper this generation
Netflix hikes prices for all its plans, pushing Premium to $26.99
The cheapest tier is now $8.99
Memory shortages could delay PlayStation 6 launch until 2029, raise Switch 2 price
The hits just keep on coming
AMD graphics cards could face another price hike and a bigger push for 8GB GPU sales
2021 called, it wants its GPU prices back
Raspberry Pi prices soar amid AI memory shortage, 16GB models jump $60
The second price hike in two months
The memory shortage is driving up prices for SSDs, GPUs, and hard drives – even phone makers are cutting projections
Building or upgrading a PC is getting a lot more expensive
The AI crunch is making high-capacity SSDs worth their weight in gold
The 8TB model of the popular SN8100 blows past its gold value by weight
DDR3 is making an unexpected comeback now that DDR4 is also too expensive
How long before DDR3 prices also start climbing?
Spotify is raising US subscription prices again – here's how much more you'll pay
Its third price hike since 2023
Asus blames the AI boom for looming PC hardware price hikes
Absolutely no customers asked for this, and yet here we are
A $5,000 RTX 5090? New reports warn of steep GPU price hikes
As if things weren't bad enough already
AI demand pushes 4TB DDR5 RAM prices to Porsche and Range Rover levels
DDR4 remains relatively affordable, at least for now
Senators probe whether AI data centers are driving up electricity costs
Warren, Van Hollen, and Blumenthal question whether tech companies are shifting grid costs to local communities
AMD to slightly raise Radeon GPU prices, but Ryzen CPUs remain safe for now
Expect a $10 per 8GB VRAM bump, with another hike possibly coming next month
Winners & losers: Memory price hikes stemming from the AI craze have triggered domino effects across the tech industry: pushing up hardware costs, restricting availability, and even reshaping business strategies. New reports confirm earlier concerns that graphics cards will become more expensive in 2026 – even if slightly for now – though CPUs appear unaffected.
Memory prices are so bad stores won't even list them – 64GB DDR5 now costs more than a PS5
DRAM volatility echoes the Covid-era GPU crisis
Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up
Enterprise HDDs are now backordered, shift to QLC SSDs trigger fears of imminent price hikes
AI boom drives record 172% surge in DRAM prices as shortages hit memory market
A bigger yearly jump than gold