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RAM Prices Are Up 500% in 12 Months. Micron Just Said It Gets Worse.

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Last year you could buy 32GB of DDR5 for $72. Today the cheapest comparable kit tracked by Tom's Hardware is $392. A 128GB kit that once bottomed out at $329 now costs $3,399. That is not a typo, and it is not a temporary spike. It is the new baseline, and the companies that make memory just spent…

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  1. 2026-10-02 03:05 · DEV Community — AI
    RAM Prices Are Up 500% in 12 Months. Micron Just Said It Gets Worse.

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