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minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago Plot twist: by 2028 the RAM upgrade still costs more than the rest of the machine combined. Won’t at least China have production capacities ready by then that make the price drop?
minus-squareeicker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoNope, it‘ll take several years to catch up.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agohttps://feddit.org/post/32576427 Their DDR5 chips are 30% more expensive, but they are willing to sell 10% below market rates. The article says that they won’t catch up in 2027 but I expect China to pour in resources to catch that opportunity.
Won’t at least China have production capacities ready by then that make the price drop?
Nope, it‘ll take several years to catch up.
https://feddit.org/post/32576427
Their DDR5 chips are 30% more expensive, but they are willing to sell 10% below market rates.
The article says that they won’t catch up in 2027 but I expect China to pour in resources to catch that opportunity.