PC Prices Projected to Surge by 2026 Amid AI-Driven Memory Shortage
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After the pandemic and tariffs, PC prices are facing a new challenge as AI continues to grow rapidly. The soaring demand for AI server components is creating a memory chip shortage, and its effects are already being felt across both consumer and business PCs. Major manufacturers, including HP, Lenovo, and Dell, have already warned of upcoming price increases.
AI workloads require vast amounts of memory, and data centres are purchasing memory chips like DRAM at unprecedented rates to keep up. This surge in demand has caused memory costs to double in some areas, and analysts predict the trend will continue into 2026. PC manufacturers now face difficult choices, with devices likely to become more expensive or ship with smaller memory configurations, which could affect both performance and longevity.
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