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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by michaelt on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:29PM (#50432455)
A price increase in one market can displace demand to other markets.

A workstation user or gamer might want a desktop PC loaded with DDR5. But they'll also consider a desktop with DDR4 or even a laptop with LPDDR4X if they get more for their money.

So a rise in demand/prices for DDR5 can trigger a lesser rise in demand/prices for LPDDR4X

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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by robotresearcher on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:51PM (#50432761)
That's a good point that I had not considered, thanks.

I don't expect the RAM industry will respond to it with much increased output at the low end, though. They'll just enjoy these high prices on their current output, and focus their resources towards the high end where the margins are even higher.

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