I thought the memory price increase had come to an end for now.Unexpectedly, SK Hynix suddenly announced a price adjustment. The price of DDR5 memory particles will increase by 40%. Some memory module manufacturers have begun to suspend external quotations."PCDIY! "Rose Lee of " said that the new wave of memory price increases will be the same as before. Prices will rise one after another, and they will come very quickly.
"Soon, the mainstream DDR5 32GB will rise from the current level of about NT$10,000 to the NT$20,000 mark."
He also pointed out that because merchants still purchase goods at low prices, and many retail investors and players stock up on goods, it will take some time to digest the cheap inventory. However, after the cost is increased by 40%, the price will reach a new height.
Not only SK Hynix, but also news recently pointed out that Samsung was negotiating with Apple on memory supply. The initial preset goal was to increase the price by about 60%, but when it made the official quotation, Samsung directly requested a 100% premium.
Surprisingly, Apple accepted this double offer without even negotiating.
PC giant HP also said at its financial report conference that it estimates that memory and storage costs will account for 35% of PC material costs this year, nearly double last year.