Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months
PC Components RAM Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months News By Jowi Morales Published 7 August 2026 The price reversal is caused by the unbridled demand for HBM. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. According to his X post, this event is a historical anomaly, and he cannot think of an instance where technology hardware prices reverted to levels from decades before.On a historical basis, computer memory has been falling at an exponential rate for decades.
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PC Components RAM Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months News By Jowi Morales Published 7 August 2026 The price reversal is caused by the unbridled demand for HBM. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Micron) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Software performance expert, scientist, and GitHub developer Daniel Lemire compared historical computer memory prices and showed that decades of falling…
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