TL;DR: Gartner forecasts a 10.4% decline in global PC shipments in 2026 due to soaring DRAM and SSD prices, which will increase PC costs by 17%. Rising memory costs could eliminate entry-level PCs ...

Holy Houdini, if the latest market projections from analyst firm Gartner prove correct, we're only two years away from sub-$500 PCs vanishing from the market entirely. The reason, as you may have ...

'Soaring memory costs are projected to drive worldwide PC shipments to decline 10.4%.' ...

Gartner's new report predicts PC sales will slump by 10.4% this year The rising cost of RAM could make "low-margin entry-level laptops nonviable" The analyst firm predicts: "Ultimately, we expect the ...

The continued concern over RAM availability and its impact on component prices has led one research firm to predict that the entry-level PC market will disappear in as little as two years. Gartner has ...

Entry-level PCs that cost less than $500 could entirely disappear in the next few years, as the RAM shortage continues to constrict supply lines while prices increase and price out consumers. The RAM ...

PCWorld reports that DRAM and SSD costs could surge 130% by late 2026, driven by AI infrastructure demands creating memory shortages. Entry-level PCs under $500 may disappear entirely by 2028, with ...

Thanks to rising memory prices, PC makers are staring at a future where cheap rigs have gone the way of the steam train, the mechanical typewriter, and politicians resigning after being caught lying.

‘The era of bargain-priced PCs and tablets is behind us’: PC shipments expected to drop 11 percent. “The sub-$500 entry-level PC segment will disappear by 2028,” Gartner said in late February. Phones ...

RAM prices continue to rise, and they are increasing so fast that even companies like Apple are accepting the new prices from suppliers without resistance. These price increases will affect how PCs ...