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The rise in drive prices is being driven by AI and even HDDs can't hide
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (334+ words) What used to be a painless purchase now makes our eyes water. First it was RAM. Now it's the hard drives. Is nothing sacred? The AI data center boom has transformed once-cheap solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard drives (HDDs) into…...
PC shipments are falling, but manufacturers are making more money selling pricier AI PCs
6+ day, 35+ min ago (99+ words) The pressure is originating in the AI infrastructure market, where demand for memory chips has driven up component costs and limited supply for other hardware categories....
How AI is making your next computer more expensive
2+ week, 2+ day ago (22+ words) The Palm Beach Post How AI is making your next computer more expensive...
Why are laptop prices rising? How AI data centers tilt your tech costs
2+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) When was the last time you bought a computer? Any tech purchases lately? If you have, you might've noticed ticket prices have risen — and there's a reason for it. The prices of essential computer parts like hard drives, RAM (random-access…...
'Chipflation' strikes: How the AI boom is making your everyday electronics wildly expensive
2+ week, 6+ day ago (862+ words) Welcome to Dagens.com, a leading and independent news site specializing in delivering news within entertainment, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, politics, sports, crime, and much more. We are your reliable window to the world, the resonant echo of Scandinavian journalism,…...
The Era of AI Computing Power Shortage: Why College Students Can No Longer Afford to Buy Computers
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (808+ words) Many consumers are caught in a dilemma: either compromise on configuration, accept reduced performance, and barely make the device work for two or three years, or break the original budget and pay an extra thousand or even two thousand yuan…...
How the AI boom is pushing smartphone prices higher
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1062+ words) Walk into any busy market in Kampala, Lagos or Nairobi these days and you will hear the same talk among phone sellers. The really cheap smartphones that used to sell fast are getting harder to find at the old low…...
The AI Boom Is the Reason Your Next Laptop Will Cost More
3+ week, 3+ day ago (917+ words) There is a shortage happening right now that most consumers have not heard about. It does not involve oil, or food, or any raw material you could find in the ground. It involves RAM. The memory chips inside every laptop,…...
The AI Boom Is About to Make Cars Even More Expensive
3+ week, 4+ day ago (23+ words) The Atlantic Prepare yourself for an average sticker price of $60,000....
Sridhar Vembu: AI Boom Behind Rising Phone Prices
3+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) Zoho founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu has said that the rising cost of smartphones and laptops in 2026 is directly linked to the ongoing AI investment boom, warning that the boom itself could eventually unwind the way the telecom bubble…...