RAM and Component Prices Expected to Reach "New Normal," Says Lenovo, Will "Never" Be as Cheap as Last Year
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At the ISC 2026, a Lenovo representative explained that cheap DRAM and NAND prices are history for years to come. A new balance could emerge at the earliest from 2030 – but at a much higher level than 2024.
Lenovo Says Higher RAM Prices Are Here to Stay Through 2030
It seems like we can hardly go a few days without hearing new stories about price surges in gaming hardware. This is brought about by the brutal spike in costs for computer storage and memory, as demand for these components has surged due to the AI boom and the resulting glut of data centers spreading around the world to accommodate it. The Steam Machine has announced prices over $1,000 for the base unit. Speculation suggests that the next gener…
The era of affordable RAM and storage is running out. Computers are becoming more expensive, and Lenovo's forecasts suggest this trend will continue long-term. At the ISC 2026 conference, the company's CEO, Martin Heigl, predicted that prices for DRAM and NAND chips will not fall any further. Lenovo representatives later clarified that this forecast applies to the market situation over the next five years. Memory manufacturers—Samsung,... The po…
In the course of the high-performance computing trade fair ISC 2026, Lenovo stated that the world's largest PC manufacturer does not expect the situation in the storage market to be significantly relaxed in the foreseeable future. (Continue reading)
RAM and component prices expected to reach "new normal," says Lenovo, will "never" be as cheap as last year
RAM prices have been surging for a while now, alongside other key components like storage. At first, this affected the PC gaming and building communities most, because they couldn't find their components for the same price they had near months before. Now, we're all feeling the shortage of RAM, and according to Lenovo, things aren't going to get better anytime soon. As reported by ComputerBase, Lenovo said in a recent presentation that things w…
The prices of RAM have been going up for some time now, along with those of other key components such as storage. At first, this mainly affected the communities of gamers and PC assemblers, because they could not find their components at the same price as they had a few months earlier. Now, we are all noticing the scarcity of RAM and, according to Lenovo, the situation will not improve in the short term. According to ComputerBase, Lenovo stated …
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