https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAdXyPYKQo
Silicon Valley (TV series) No Revenue ... Why would you go after revenue? Hilarious and speaks to our AI bubble and AI mega hyping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAdXyPYKQo
July 2024 purchased 128 GB DDR5 RAM for my home server: $450.
December 2025 quoted 64 GB DDR5 RAM for a possible new home server: $550.
RAM prices have skyrocketed, and M.5 and SATA SSDs are drying up as well. Hope y’all’s computers are where you want them, because component costs aren’t going to come down anytime soon.
I wish that AI was a product that a consumer like me could simply choose not to buy...
These “circular deals” aren’t smoke and mirrors so much as chipmakers locking in future sales.
And contrary to bubble behavior, markets have punished hyperscalers for capex intensity, with that caution spilling over into the broader AI sector.
Just for general information and maybe a little off topic but I bought this a couple weeks ago:
C4 Mini PC 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 3550H (Beat 4300U /3500U /3300U) Desktop Computer Dual 1000Mbps NIC LAN, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Micro PC, WiFi 5, BT 5.0, Triple Display, PC for Home Theater, Office
for about $220. Works fine. I expect to get about 3 years out of it based on previous experience.
SkyNet.
Remember back in 1992 or 1993 when a fire at a computer circuit manufacturer in Taiwan caused RAM prices to spike to over $100 per Megabyte? It was the only time my computer actually increased in price. I had the fastest PC of all my friends. 486DX VESA bus w/4MB ram and a whopping 1MB video card and Netscape was the preferred browser with a blazing 14.4Kbps modem?
What I don’t get is how memory for internal chips have skyrocketed while the costs of USB sticks have dropped to unheard of levels. I know they’re made differently but it still doesn’t make any sense.
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