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Why Is RAM So Expensive? AI Boom Drives Up Memory Prices
Original: Why Is RAM So Expensive? How the AI Boom Is Raising the Price of Every Gadget You Buy
Memory chip prices are climbing sharply, and the AI boom is being blamed. Data centres building AI systems are absorbing huge volumes of RAM, squeezing supply for everyday devices and pushing up costs for phones, laptops and other consumer gadgets. Coverage explains how competition for memory between AI infrastructure makers and gadget manufacturers is translating into higher prices for shoppers worldwide.
Why now: Consumers are noticing rising gadget prices as AI data centres consume the world's memory chip supply.
RAMAI data centresmemory chip manufacturersconsumer electronics
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