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Acer PC price increase projections

Overview

Acer CEO Jason Chen has warned of a “technological inflation” that could drive the prices of PCs and notebooks up by 5% to 20% by the fourth quarter of 2026. This trend is driven by rising costs for essential components, specifically RAM and SSDs, as the industry's demand for AI-focused semiconductors pressures the global memory chip supply chain.

Price increases are expected to most heavily impact high-capacity configurations, such as devices featuring 16 GB to 32 GB of RAM or SSDs with 1 TB or more capacity. While standard DDR4 and DDR5 supplies are improving and CPU availability remains generally stable, high-end specifications and certain mid-range models continue to face supply constraints. This volatility is attributed to the AI boom, which has shifted production capacity toward high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators.

Chen anticipates that average selling prices for PCs will peak around mid-2027 before beginning a downward trend in the second half of that year. He has dismissed predictions that memory shortages will persist until 2030, citing increased production capacity from Chinese manufacturers, such as CXMT and YMTC, as a stabilizing factor. He also noted that the impact on final consumer products is subject to a time lag between component procurement and retail availability.

Entities

Acer · Jason Chen · Brazil · Micron · LG

Timeline

  1. 5 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 18 sources
    Acer predicts PC price hikes through mid-2027

    Acer CEO Jason Chen predicts PC prices will rise 5% to 20% in Q4 2026 due to AI-driven component costs, with a market peak expected in mid-2027 before prices begin to decline.

  2. 5 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 8 sources
    Acer warns of rising PC prices as LG expands monitor lineup in Brazil

    Acer warns of a 5% to 20% rise in PC and notebook prices due to memory component inflation, while LG announces 24 new monitor models in Brazil, including a world-first 1000 Hz gaming monitor.

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1001infos.net · 199it.com · 20xxnoticias.com · blogspan.net · borncity.com · br.ign.com · cafef.vn · en.overclocking.com · epochtimes.com · frandroid.com · gamemag.it · gamestar.de · ginjfo.com · ithome.com · jwave.com.br · mundoconectado.com.br · olhardigital.com.br · olhardigital.uol.com.br · overclocking.com · pcgamesn.com · peoplenews.tw · roadtovr.com · seletronic.com.br · technice.com.tw · technosports.co.in · tecnoandroid.it

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