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RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage

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HP says RAM accounts for a third of its PC costs now.

CEO Bruce Broussard said during its Q1 2026 earnings call that RAM now makes up 35 percent of its cost of materials. That’s up from 15-18 percent just three months earlier. It’s not announcing price hikes yet, but we’d be surprised if they weren’t coming. RAMageddon is nigh.

HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs has doubled

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