There Is a RAM Shortage
paulpauper
29 points
12 comments
April 04, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
jcalvinowens
It is truly unbelievable. A 2x32GB DDR5 kit I paid $150 for last July is listed for $885 today. Even DDR4 is getting hit, a 2x16GB kit I paid $105 for a year ago is $230 today.
Zee2
They’re a bit behind the curve. Prices are dropping.
harpiaharpyja
Do these companies that are buying up all the supply actually need all that RAM right now ? Or are they buying it all up in anticipation of future need? If the latter, honestly this might be a case where some kind of regulation really ought to step in.
ChrisArchitect
February 21st OP? Some more recent impacts/discussions: RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47161160 Apple's 512GB Mac Studio vanishes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296302 First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47565075