if you're waiting to buy a computer, do it soon. prices are going to skyrocket (again) in 2027 and 2028. especially ram. i've linked to some of my sources in the post.

i’m seeing some estimates stating ram prices are going to jump 400% by the end of june 2027. major price increases are inbound.

here is some of the information i’m seeing:

1. Memory shortage deepens, extending boom for Korean chipmakers
2. Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028
3. SK Hynix CEO sees worst memory shortage in 2027, demand to outstrip supply beyond 2030
4. SSD and memory price to remain high at least until 2029?
5. Micron: Memory Crunch Outpaces 20% Supply Growth
6. Price of SSDs in 2026: why it’s a panic (and when it will calm down)
7. The Rising Cost of RAM & SSDs: What’s Happening, Why It’s Happening AGAIN and What Comes Next
8. Riding the AI Supercycle: Navigating the 2026 Memory & Storage Market
9. Electronic Pricing Pressures Will Last Beyond 2026
10. Memory’s $200B Inflection
11. Micron Is Up 900%. Here’s Why the AI Memory Trade May Still Have Room to Run
12. Memory & HBM
13. Prediction: Micron Could Be the Most Important AI Stock After Nvidia
14. Memory Will Cost Cloud Giants More Than GPUs by 2027: NVIDIA Uses That to Justify 15% Server Hike
15. Gartner Says Surging Memory Costs Will Reduce Global PC and Smartphone Shipments in 2026

prices may never come down again.

“post consumer computing”

I mean, I just bought two used systems for under $500 CAD combined, both capable of being used as servers, if I wanted to. I’m more worried about HDD prices, nevermind flash storage. I have no idea when I will be able to afford a 10+ TB HDD in the next couple years, at least.

I got myself a whole new ARM mini pc for 600$ with soldered 64gb ddr5 RAM. I think of it like a very beefy rpi5 and use it as my homelab server. They were not very popular and selling leftover stock for the same pre-bubble price.

That sounds of interest. What model / make is that?

I don’t think it’s availabke anymore: minisforum ms-r1