All articles tagged with #ram crisis
Meta says RAM shortages are driving price hikes for Quest headsets effective April 19: Quest 3 up $100 to $599; Quest 3S up to $350 (128GB) or $450 (256GB); refurbished Quest 3 up $100 to $550; refurbished Quest 3S up to $320 (128GB) or $410 (256GB). Accessories unchanged; no immediate price changes for smart glasses. A correction notes the refurbished Quest 3 increase is $100, not $170.
Framework CEO Nirav Patel warns that RAM shortages and global supply-chain woes are pushing the PC industry toward cloud-first computing, meaning the computer in the cloud now outsizes the computer in the hand and ownership may become costlier or subsumed by subscriptions; he also teases a Linux-oriented Framework device as RAM/SSD prices continue to rise.
RAM shortages driven by AI datacenters force Nex to raise the Nex Playground from $250 to $300 starting April 1; Nex says higher memory and storage costs are not sustainable and this is the second price bump in under two years, though its subscription price remains unchanged and the company apologizes for reduced accessibility.
The surge in AI development has led to a RAM shortage, prompting PC and phone manufacturers to reduce memory specifications to cope with the supply constraints.
Maingear has launched a BYO RAM program allowing customers to supply their own DDR5 memory for custom PCs amid a severe RAM shortage and skyrocketing prices, with the company testing and validating all memory to ensure compatibility. The ongoing crisis, driven by high demand and supply constraints, has led other PC builders to adopt similar no-RAM options, while scams involving DDR5 kits are also increasing.