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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by arcfour on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @06:30PM (#49353715)
Nobody really "needs" RAM immediately though, like a heart or a lung or something.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by vlovich123 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @06:48PM (#49353916)
That’s a bold statement to make in the 21st century when nearly everything is run on computers, including cars, planes, hospital networks, etc etc.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by arcfour on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @12:12AM (#49356707)
Not really. They can get RAM just fine, and delay upgrade/refresh cycles to stretch existing component lifecycle, which was already very long if they needed to.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by vlovich123 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @11:55PM (#49370203)
They can get RAM at drastically more expensive rates. And not all critical applications have unlimited budgets to absorb the increase. It’s the reverse Jevon’s paradox.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by stingraycharles on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @07:00PM (#49354031)
What if it’s for the machines that support this surgery?
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