Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
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Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#2Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#3My wife works for a small distributor of memory (not modules, just the chips), and their manufacturers won't even provide prices or take backorders.
I understand why they did it in the current market, but Micron's exit is going to cause retail prices to go even higher.
I used pcpartsbuilder to spec out a machine I was thinking of building a few months ago, and the DRAM that was $109 for 32GB is now $399. It's crazy.
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#4I think I will wait for AM7 at this rate... 32GB of not the fastest DDR4 should last long enough.
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#5My wife works for a small distributor of memory (not modules, just the chips), and their manufacturers won't even provide prices or take backorders. I understand why they did it in the current market, but Micron's exit is going to cause retail prices to go even higher. I used pcpartsbuilder to spec out a machine I was thinking of building a few months ago, and the DRAM that was $109 for 32GB is now $399. It's crazy.
We build bespoke servers installed at client properties to support our service. Since August, our unit cost has jumped from $3,500 to $5,500. It’s a bleak situation and will directly impact many businesses.
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#6There are a decent number of players in the SSD business, but not many at the top trading blows for max performance and Best Buy’s. This will not be good for the consumer market. Seems like everything is consolidating.
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#7what's the use of "AI" if no-one can afford computers or phones?
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#8How the heck is this going to pan out? Memory prices are already crazy high and forecasts say there is going to be no respite till end of 2026. Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers? The downstream effects of this (in a scenario where every device needs memory) are bonkers.
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#9Terrible news, I prefer to buy US made chips if I can and Micron was a decent vendor
Re: Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
#10How the heck is this going to pan out? Memory prices are already crazy high and forecasts say there is going to be no respite till end of 2026. Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers? The downstream effects of this (in a scenario where every device needs memory) are bonkers.
> Are people just going to stop buying devices and computers?
I'm sure Apple and Samsung will still have access to chips. Maybe this is just the beginning of the end for access to general-purpose computing for the masses.