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Back to the Future: Portable Pcs Return to 8 Gb of Ram and It's a Disaster

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Due to the surge in DDR5 memory prices, PC manufacturers such as Dell and Lenovo are preparing to generalize the 8 GB RAM on the mid-range. This technical "shrinkflation", driven by the demand of the AI sector, risks making the new machines obsolete as soon as they are released, especially with increasingly welded components, making any upgrade impossible.
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Due to the surge in DDR5 memory prices, PC manufacturers such as Dell and Lenovo are preparing to generalize the 8 GB RAM on the mid-range. This technical "shrinkflation", driven by the demand of the AI sector, risks making the new machines obsolete as soon as they are released, especially with increasingly welded components, making any upgrade impossible.

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Génération-NT broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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