DRAM shortage
Apple Raises iPhone Prices Across the Board Amid DRAM Shortage
Alongside unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the new foldable iPhone Duo, Apple quietly increased prices on nearly its entire iPhone lineup by $100, including older models that received no hardware changes.
2 outletsHardwareFramework Cuts LPCAMM2 Memory Prices for Laptop 13 Pro, Issues Retroactive Refunds
After doubling memory prices in July due to a DRAM shortage, Framework has secured a limited supply of cheaper Micron LPCAMM2 modules and is passing on the savings—retroactively refunding customers who already paid the higher price.
3 outletsBusinessAnalysts Push Back on Report That TSMC Is Sitting on $1 Billion in Stranded Apple Chips
A report claiming TSMC is stuck with $1 billion worth of unpackaged Apple A20 Pro chips due to a DRAM shortage is being disputed by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, while a Taiwanese economist says TSMC could offset any such glut by shifting production toward AI and HPC chips.
1 outletHardwareMotherboard and GPU Prices Rise Across ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte as Component Shortages Hit PC Market
Taiwan-based PC hardware makers ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte have begun raising prices on both motherboards and graphics cards, citing shortages of PCBs, capacitors, and memory chips driven by enterprise and AI data center demand.
1 outletBusinessApple Reportedly Sitting on $1 Billion in Unpackaged iPhone 18 Chips Amid DRAM Shortage
Reports indicate TSMC is holding roughly $1 billion worth of Apple processor wafers that can't be finished into complete chips because of a memory shortage, raising questions about iPhone 18 supply just weeks before launch.
2 outletsHardwareMacBook Neo's Value and RAM Efficiency Fuel Pressure on Windows PC Market, While Buyers Find Ways Around Its Price Hike
Analysts say Apple's MacBook Neo, praised for handling 8GB of RAM better than comparable Windows machines, is pushing Microsoft toward a more efficient Windows 11 and pressuring PC makers on pricing — even as the laptop's own price recently rose, though shoppers have found ways to still get it for less.
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