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RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Generative “AI” data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave. As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, shooting the prices for RAM sky high, over 100 percent in the last few months alone. Multiple stores are tired of adjusting the prices day to day, and won’t even display them. You find out how much it costs at checkout.

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[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 61 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Lol pricing computer parts like they do fish in an expensive restaurant.

What a time to be alive.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Thing is, this isn't new in the slightest.

I remember calling around to different PC stores in the 90s and early 00s to find the cheapest RAM and hard drive prices.

Before that, I remember my grandfather, an IBM employee in the 60s-90s calling places looking for best pricing on 64k-128k SIPP memory for an ibm pizzabox 286.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll never forget the time someone in my neighborhood found out one of the local PC shops had a deal on 8MB of RAM for like 100 bucks. That's not a typo kiddies 8 Megabytes. We were so excited, a bunch of us piled into one car and rushed over there before they sold out!

[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II

The original retail price of the computer was US$1,298 (equivalent to $6,700 in 2024)[18][19] with 4 KB of RAM and US$2,638 (equivalent to $13,700 in 2024) with the maximum 48 KB of RAM.

Few people actually need a full 48KB of RAM, but if you have an extra $6k lying around, it can be awfully nice.

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