RAM Prices Will Surge Even Higher in 2026 as AI Demand Triggers a ‘Memory Pandemic’ for Gamers

RAM prices are climbing fast in 2026 as AI demand reshapes the market, creating major upgrade and affordability issues for PC ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Soldered RAM might get more common, and that's a problem for consumers

An alarming number of new laptops and devices now ship with soldered RAM, where memory is permanently attached to the ...

Why is there a RAM shortage? AI demand and the mad scramble for memory chips could hit where it hurts

There’s only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to ...

High RAM prices mean record-setting profits for Samsung and other memory makers

Micron—which recently decided to exit the consumer RAM and storage markets but is still selling its products to other ...
The Verge

RAM is ruining everything

Price hikes related to the memory shortage aren’t just coming for PC gamers; smartphones, laptops, and storage drives could soon get increases, too. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...

How much RAM does your Linux PC actually need in 2025? An expert weighs in

What if we move to 16GB of RAM, which has long been considered the sweet spot? Things are going to work much better. In fact, with 16GB of RAM, most of the problems with 8GB go away, except for one -- ...