Lenovo announced that increasing memory prices around the world have now become a new normal and are not expected to return to previous levels in the near future. The company predicts that costs in DRAM and NAND technologies will continue to remain high in 2030 and beyond.

Sharing current market information at the ISC 2026 event, Lenovo stated that the price increases in memory products were out of control in the third and fourth quarters of 2025. Due to the current supply-demand imbalance, it seems very difficult for prices to drop to the levels of early 2025, despite manufacturers investing in new facilities.

A new era in the memory market: RAMageddon

Big names in the industry, such as Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix, state that they are having difficulty meeting the increasing demand and that the current situation is beyond their control. Although intense demand, especially in the technology world, increases the profits of memory manufacturers, it causes costs to rise permanently for consumers.

The data provided by Lenovo indicates that the prices of memory modules and SSDs will remain high for the next decade. This situation directly affects the prices of not only computer modules but also all devices such as smartphones and game consoles that use memory and storage units. Experts state that the era of affordable technological devices is over and emphasize that this new stability in the market is a long-term process.

Will the production capacity increase be sufficient?

SK Hynix aims to triple its memory production by extending the production capacity increase planned for 2040 to 2030. However, industry representatives are cautious about whether even this huge capacity increase can balance the increasing global demand.

Micron and other manufacturers reveal the seriousness of the situation by stating that they are having difficulty supplying products even to their strategic customers.

High memory pricesThis new reality created in the world of technology seems to radically change consumers’ purchasing habits. Instead of waiting for hardware costs to decrease in the coming years, it will be necessary to adapt to these high price levels.

What do you think about these permanent price increases in the hardware world?