Submitted 2 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.world
“The shortage stems from a lack of wafer capacity, and securing additional wafers takes at least four to five years,” he said. “We expect the industry-wide supply shortfall to persist at over 20 percent through 2030.”
Obviously they want to believe that this isn’t going to end soon to get you buy RAM at the current shitty prices.
Counter offer: I use my very old PC for several more years and pray it doesn’t die before this stupid bubble pops.
I bought some extra RAM about a year ago, not because I needed it but because it was cheap and I figured I might as well fill up the open slot.
Damn, I got lucky!
Best way to upgrade the RAM in your old computer is to install Linux.
China is just sitting back, quietly developing their own domestic ddr4 and ddr5 sources.
But don’t worry folks. The us federal government is gonna save us all like they always do…
Especially now that helium supply has been cut by 30% by US-Israel.
RAM shortage aside, the Iran war will be a new source of inflation in any case
Scholz did it first!
That’s ok. My wife didn’t allow me to upgrade my computer anyways. Says she’d rather have me touch grass than get a better gaming comp.
🙃😘
But don’t worry it’ll go back to the prices pre shortage
yggstyle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The ram cartel has decided that it is profitable to keep supply artificially limited.
They’ve definitely never done that before.
Brewchin@lemmy.world 2 days ago
DeBeers, diamonds and FOMO marketing… not a new strategy.
But also not necessarily artificial scarcity in this case. Hard to tell.
yggstyle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m pretty sure Samsung (?) Is on record for saying they have no interest in ramping capacity. Historically they’ve [memory manufacturers] done this before.
Announcing a shortage this long serves no purpose but to stoke fear and speculation … Which drives prices up and hording.