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DRAM Prices Are Still Rising. Long-Term Contracts Are Changing Who Pays More.

By BSR Admin / August 22, 2026 /

Server DRAM prices are still rising, but multi-year contracts mean the next increase will not hit every buyer equally. Contract coverage, procurement channel and configuration flexibility increasingly determine an organization’s exposure.

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DRAM and NAND prices are still rising in mid-2026, but buyers are starting to balk

By BSR Admin / June 10, 2026 /

In early June, a single analyst note briefly knocked the memory trade off balance. Barron’s reported that Karl Ackerman expects DRAM and NAND average selling prices (ASPs) to peak in mid-2026 and begin falling quarter over quarter as early as 2027 — roughly a year ahead of his own earlier forecast. Micron’s stock fell on…

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Why DDR5 Retail Prices Are Dropping Despite the AI Infrastructure Boom

By BSR Admin / March 31, 2026 /

The memory market has entered a period of unprecedented divergence as of late March 2026. For nearly a year, IT departments and hardware enthusiasts have been battered by the “Rampocalypse,” a sustained period of skyrocketing DRAM costs that saw some modules triple in price. However, the tide is finally turning—at least in the retail sector.…

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Samsung’s 100% DRAM Price Hike and Why Even Apple Had to Pay Up

By BSR Admin / March 4, 2026 /

The memory market has just entered a state of emergency. As we move into early March 2026, the tech industry is grappling with a supply-chain shock that is being dubbed “Rampocalypse 2.0.” What was once a predicted “cyclical recovery” has mutated into a full-blown crisis, led by a historic pricing maneuver from Samsung Electronics. The…

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