Apple’s Chips Wait on DRAM While Arctic Hands a Tariff Back
A billion dollars of finished Apple silicon waits on DRAM, and a Supreme Court tariff ruling turns into lower cooler prices at Arctic.
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DDR5 Prices Have Tripled: What Happened, and How to Buy Memory in 2026
A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that cost around $100 in 2025 now lists near $500 at US retailers. The cause sits in the server room, not the retail channel. Here is the supply-side mechanism, the numbers behind it, and a practical way to buy memory while the squeeze lasts.