We’ve already seen the cost of RAM begin to skyrocket, rising nearly 50 percent in the latter stages of 2025. This tech trend is expected to continue into 2026. Other components, including storage and GPUs, are also increasing in price. This is largely driven by the rapid growth of AI, which requires enormous amounts of computing power. Current supply chains are struggling to keep up.
Globally, data centre capacity is expected to triple by 2030, and all of that expansion requires vast amounts of hardware. As a result, consumers are increasingly taking a back seat while large commercial clients are prioritised. Earlier this year, Micron, one of the world’s leading memory manufacturers, confirmed it would stop producing its Crucial line of consumer RAM and SSDs. The company has instead chosen to focus on meeting demand for high-powered artificial intelligence hardware.
“The AI-driven growth in the data centre has led to a surge in demand for memory and storage. Micron has made the difficult decision to exit the Crucial consumer business in order to improve supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segments.
