*RAM prices go up for a bit*

"Well that's it, if you have a PC you'll never get to upgrade it again, PC building is done forever now, this is just how it's gonna be"

Why are people so quick to this assumption

@eris yea I saw one about pc repair ending because new computers are cheaper than the RAM to refurbish old ones and... yea pc repair places are very very profit sensitive, they will change practices at the drop of a hat then change back just as fast. I can guarantee they're stockpiling those RAMless systems though.

@eris because fearmongering is one of the easiest ways to attract an audience 👍

@radmin @sun >ARM laptops are still effectively an Apple thing

Which is honestly odd... Like why buy an IdeaPad when an M1 MacBook Air is significantly cheaper and works better

@eris i know it's false because i would love nothing less to never have to upgrade again and what i want is always the diametrical opposite of what happens

the best way ive seen it explained is that

ai companies are buying ram thats yet to be produced to put in accelerator cards that are yet to be finalised to install inside datacenters that are yet to be built using profits that are yet to materialise

its all debt based in this area meaning once it comes crashing down someone is getting fucked and i suspect itll be the manufacturers so its entirely possible we might genuinely see a regression in consumer computer hardware

i dont think pc building is dead but we're definitely gonna plateau for a while

@zuki so what you're saying is we can get a bunch of RAM off the Chinese market for pennies soon

i fucking hope chinese hardware finally catches up. i need allwinner and longsoon to kick the shit out of intel, highkey

intel can go bankrupt i dont care anymore. they deserve it. their current state of failure is self inflicted

@zuki https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-flash-memory-maker-ymtc-plans-enter-dram-market-sources-say-2025-09-25/

@zuki im thinking they’ll only sell domestically though

@karebu @zuki marry into a mainlander family and never stop glazing the in-laws so they buy you presents every time they visit the old country, got it