"The biggest manufacturers of laptops and phones, including Microsoft, Samsung and Dell, started putting up prices and pulling cheaper models which is going to make finding budget phones and laptops under 400 much harder."
"Huge investments into AI have led to a huge expansion of server farms, enormous banks of computers filled with large amounts of high-end memory chips."
"The analyst firm TrendForce estimates prices for mainstream laptops typically costing about $900 might increase in price by as much as 40% in 2026 owing to the memory chip shortage and rising cost of other parts."
"The supply of flash storage chips used in SSDs has been constrained as manufacturers have switched to producing higher-margin memory chips for AI."
The shortage of memory chips, driven by the growth of artificial intelligence and the expansion of data centers, is leading to higher prices for laptops, phones, and gaming consoles. Major manufacturers like Microsoft, Samsung, and Dell are raising prices and discontinuing budget models. Analysts predict that mainstream laptop prices could rise by 40% by 2026 due to this shortage. Additionally, the production of lower-end processors is declining as manufacturers focus on high-margin chips for AI, further exacerbating the issue.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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