Rising costs of RAM and storage capacity in consumer devices

Key claims

Amid ongoing complaints about RAM prices, OP argues it is time to develop a new semiconductor read/write memory technology.
An 8TB hard drive now costs around $300–400, reflecting surging storage prices.
Younger buyers reflexively purchase SSDs for every use case including long-term backup, treating HDDs as if they no longer exist.
A user shares an article on RAM costs pushing phone makers to cut corners.
Mid-range and premium non-Apple laptops now cost as much as Apple products, with only plastic builds below them.
A supplier is flooding the market with affordable RAM regardless of western profitability.

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/g/109597104 ↗ live · archive hopeful evergreen 11 replies A supplier is flooding the market with affordable RAM regardless of western profitability.
/g/109596874 ↗ live · archive frustrated evergreen 3 replies Mid-range and premium non-Apple laptops now cost as much as Apple products, with only plastic builds below them.
/g/109584998 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 11 replies A user shares an article on RAM costs pushing phone makers to cut corners.
/g/109574421 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 30 replies Younger buyers reflexively purchase SSDs for every use case including long-term backup, treating HDDs as if they no longer exist.
/g/109560652 ↗ live · archive frustrated evergreen 55 replies A user complains that RAM remains priced around $3000 and asks when the price surge will end.
/g/109563377 ↗ live · archive suspicious evergreen 35 replies OP speculates that memory manufacturers are deliberately not increasing production because they secretly anticipate a price crash and don't want excess inventory.
/g/109573780 ↗ live · archive alarmed developing 2 replies An 8TB hard drive now costs around $300–400, reflecting surging storage prices.
/g/109564151 ↗ live · archive hopeful evergreen 5 replies Amid ongoing complaints about RAM prices, OP argues it is time to develop a new semiconductor read/write memory technology.
/g/109560397 ↗ live · archive anxious developing 37 replies Poster panic-buys storage now out of fear that HDD/SSD prices could reach $3,000 within two years.
/g/109561849 ↗ live · archive exasperated evergreen 8 replies The poster despairs that hard drives and disc drives have become unaffordable or unobtainable for ordinary users.
/g/109544008 ↗ live · archive uncertain evergreen 6 replies User asking whether to purchase RAM now or wait for prices to drop during alleged shortage.
/g/109537347 ↗ live · archive neutral developing 7 replies User asks whether full-sized SD card slots remain useful on modern laptops given interference with 2.4GHz peripherals.
/g/109526408 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 30 replies User asks why SSDs cannot match RAM speed and whether SSDs can substitute for RAM.
/g/109527426 ↗ live · archive alarmed evergreen 9 replies Storage device pricing or capacity has become noticeably expensive or limited.
/g/109492843 ↗ live · archive alarmed developing 119 replies Assertion that consumer RAM and SSD prices have escalated to $1,000+ for modest capacity.
/g/109498054 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 68 replies A dismissive question suggesting RAM production capacity could be simply increased to address shortages.

Rising costs of RAM and storage capacity in consumer devices

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