RAM shortage

V-Color announces new 1+1 DDR5 memory kits with one real memory module and one filler module for AMD-based systems.

Australian retailer refused to exchange a RAM kit under warranty and instead told the customer they needed to pay the difference in price.

Retailers have started selling 32GB DDR5 memory kits with a starting price of $359.99 in the U.S. market.

Framework increased RAM prices for the third consecutive month, while also announcing that it's hiking the costs of some of its SSDs.

Industry analyst outfit TrendForce estimates that midrange laptops will increase their retail prices by about 40% due to increasing RAM, SSD, and CPU costs.

Newegg has raised the price of some Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kits to $3,980; however, it's unclear whether this is a pricing blunder.

According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025.

Online security firm DataDome just reported that it has stopped a massive scalping effort to buy memory modules and resell them at inflated prices, turning the memory situation from bad to worse.

The handheld console is still available in Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. But will they run out of stock in the near future, too?