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This version of the article misses important information from the original source Trend Force who issued a report on DDR4 prices which news sites have been quoting.

In addition to the supply constraints mentioned, the original report also cited Trump's tarrifs which alongside the manufacturing supply slump could cause panic buying in the US specifically. This is speculation but based on the possibility Trump could "issue new tariffs or restrictions related to production capacity against China. This, in turn, may trigger another round of panic buying,"

The original report was posted to twitter with "Tarriff fears may trigger further panic buying"

It's odd to talk about panic buying and not explain where that has come from. Also odd not to mention Trump's tariffs when that was a key part of the original report in June.

I love me some Dance Dance Revolution, but I had no idea it was coming back

I wouldn't waste any money on DDR4 at this point. The only excuse I could think of is if you have a motherboard that requires DDR4 and your current RAM is not working. Otherwise, get a motherboard that supports DDR5 and you're good.

I thought this was about dance dance Revolution at first?

Shouldn't be a problem for me - I plan to skip DDR4 and go straight to DDR5, or maybe what comes after, at some point. Still running 32GB DDR3 here.

Ha! its almost as if we have hit a point where the new stuff is not as good as the old. DD4 is really good, but now we will be forced into DD5 and all the shit CPU and boards that come with it.

I hope 16 gigs is good for a while.

It's about 50€/16GB over here in France. DDR5 goes for 75€ and upwards. Used is a bit cheaper, especially for the SODIMM.

Aw man, i saw 32gb DDR4 for 50€ a few months ago. Now its at 90€.

Good thing is that i just dont need more ram right now.

Did this also happen when DDR3 was phased out?