I bought a Chromebook and a Mac Air this year and I feel pretty good to have dodged the RAM bullet, but let's not pretend this isn't an artificial crisis fueled entirely by greed (not just on the part of the chip makers but also on the "AI" companies trying to buy up all the memory in the world)

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What the AI Boom and RAM Shortage Mean for Laptop Prices

Don't wait to get that new laptop or desktop you've been eyeing. Rising RAM prices are going to make things more expensive soon.