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Cale Hunt

AI-driven RAM shortages threaten more than just the PC market — datacenters expected to consume 70% of global memory in 2026

DDR5 RAM should be treated as a retirement investment at this point.

The latest hardware crisis that's driving up the prices of consumer tech is not expected to get any better any time soon, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Memory and storage — in the forms of both solid-state drives and hard-disk drives — are experiencing a severe drought, and it's driven by the winds of what many consider to be only the initial phase of the AI revolution.

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