Raspberry Pi price hike means it’s now 70% costlier than pre-RAM crisis — but there’s promising DDR5 news at least

After several months of dizzying price rises for DDR5 RAM, we’ve got what looks like a respite – but not one that applies to the Pi 5.

RAM is the new gold – why Costco is pulling memory from display PCs to halt a shoplifting surge

It used to be GPUs that might be shoplifted from display PCs on retailer shelves – now it’s high-end RAM.

AMD could be working on a way to minimize RAM price hike pain — by bundling Ryzen CPUs and DDR5 memory

An official collaboration between AMD, V-Color and Cooler Master hints at more possible bundle deals in the future.

The RAM crisis in a nutshell: Amazon reveals ‘flash deal’ for DDR5 RAM that’s over twice the price it was four months ago

The worrying thing is that while this ‘deal’ is a painful reminder of just how bad things have gotten, the worst may be yet to come.

Samsung RAM prices have doubled — and the worst is yet to come

There are no signs of the RAM crisis slowing down any time soon, and Samsung’s price increases are a clear example.

The memory price hike crisis could get even worse, as US threatens 100% tariffs – this is how it could affect you

Consumers in the US now face an additional danger in terms of factors that could seriously hike the price of laptops and PCs.

‘It really is the craziest time ever’: data centers to grab 70% of all high-end memory chips in 2026 as AI boom leaves consumers in the cold

RAM has already skyrocketed in price, but with no respite in sight, the worry is that it’ll be moon-rocketing by the time this year is out.

Nothing CEO explains how and why you’ll pay more for your phones this year

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says the era of cheaper smartphones is ending, with memory shortages and AI demand pushing costs so high that brands have little choice but to raise prices or rethink what phones offer.
The post Nothing CEO explains how and why you…