One of the largest PC suppliers, Dell, was reported to be planning a price hike that could raise hardware costs by hundreds of dollars. Interestingly, for consumers opting for higher memory configurations, this would now require a significant price increase. Here were the price increases that were reported across a variety of products: $130–$230 increase for Dell Pro and Pro Max notebooks and desktops configured with 32 GB of memory $520–$765 increase for systems configured with 128 GB of memory $55–$135 increase for configurations with a 1 TB SSD $66 increase for AI laptops equipped with an NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell GPU (6 GB) $530 increase for AI laptops equipped with an NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell GPU (24 GB) Similarly, companies like ASUS and Acer were also reported to be bumping up PC pricing to cope with memory shortages, and according to Acer's Chairman, Jason Chen, the BoM (Bill of Materials) for several products within Acer's portfolio has risen dramatically, leaving no choice but to increase prices to ensure consistent supply. Small-scale manufacturers like Framework are also looking to increase the cost of upgrading RAM on existing configurations, indicating a widespread "price hike" wave approaching gamers.