While Apple hasn't done anything yet, the company is heading into 2026 with dramatically escalating memory and chip costs, as ...

PCs and smartphones could become far more expensive from the second half of 2026 due to memory shortages, experts warn.

The RAM crisis threatens notebook memory loadouts – and if 8GB laptops make a comeback, are they still tenable?

Can a handheld gaming device truly rival the performance of a high-end PC? For Steam Deck OLED owners, this question becomes tantalizingly relevant when considering a bold hardware modification: ...

Upgrading a PC is a cost-effective option compared to buying a new PC. However, if your motherboard has already reached its hardware limitations, you need to purchase a new PC. When it comes to ...

If you’ve noticed that your next smartphone, laptop, or PC upgrade suddenly costs noticeably more than it did a year ago, you ...

The main processor (CPU, “Central Processing Unit”), the main memory (RAM, “Random-Access Memory”), and the dedicated graphics card with its graphics processor (GPU, “Graphics Processing Unit”) are ...

Prices for DDR5 RAM have more than doubled since November 2025, to the point that for the cost of 64GB, you could buy a PlayStation 5 Pro. Let's all blame generative AI for this one -- the massive ...

The DRAM crisis is expected to hit laptops hard, and market analysts expect mid- and high-end laptops to revert to 8 and 16 ...

Laptop RAM is facing a conundrum. The SODIMM standard — which is basically a shrunken form of desktop RAM modules — is almost 25 years old and facing an upcoming speed wall. With the demand for ...

Determining the specs for a new laptop (or a laptop upgrade) can be a delicate balancing act. You want to spend enough so you won’t be miserable in the future, but not so much that you don’t make use ...