Micron (Crucial) and Samsung exiting the consumer RAM / SSD chip market essentially spells the death of affordable home computing for the enthusiast and professional alike.
Micron/Samsung output constitutes roughly ~80% of the consumer RAM/SSD chip supply.
128GB of RAM for €1500 where it was previously ~€450.
I think people don't realize that RAM prices won't come down after the A.I. bubble pops, just like GPU prices didn't come down after the crypto bubble popped.
Panther Modern
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