DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a new computer right now in 2026.

With AI giants devouring the market for memory chips, it's clear PC prices will skyrocket. If you're in the market for a new ...

The thought experiment began with a number. Single-mode fiber optics can now transmit data at 256 terabits per second over 200 kilometers. Based on that capacity, ...

Today Luke gives his views on the 5 best amd motherboards he reviewed in 2020. If you bought a new amd system in 2020 which motherboard did you get for your build? has it been reliable and are you ...

(Bloomberg/Ryan Vlastelica) — Soaring prices for memory and storage components have turned companies like Sandisk Corp., Micron Technology Inc. and Western Digital Corp. into the hottest stocks in the ...

The rising costs of memory and storage components are putting pressure on the stocks of hardware makers. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on ...

The latest IDC numbers reveal healthy shipment rise in Q4 2025, but the situation could look vastly different in 12 months time. Global PC shipments rose by 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ...

This year, there won't be enough memory to meet worldwide demand because powerful AI chips made by the likes of Nvidia, AMD and Google need so much of it. Prices for computer memory, or RAM, are ...

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While Apple hasn't done anything yet, the company is heading into 2026 with dramatically escalating memory and chip costs, as it aims to keep product pricing steadier than rivals. The issue matters ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Videogame console sales were already under pressure owing to tariff turmoil and weak consumer spending. Now a surge in the prices of memory chips is threatening to make the devices ...

The cost of new hardware is only going up, too. The cost of new hardware is only going up, too. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two ...