Shockwaves from the global RAM and SSD crisis continue to echo through home electronics pricing, and RAM manufacturers are reaping massive profits. A fix is coming, but it is a long time away and may not make any difference at all to consumers.
This is what it feels like buying RAM these days.
It’s been a long time since RAM pricing at retail has been something that we’ve needed to keep an eye on. We still don’t need to track sales on DIMM sticks, given how Apple sells and packages RAM on the chip. What you buy initially is what you will end with.
But it is a good bellwether of where the industry stands.