Dell predicts 20 percent jump in memory and SSD prices later this year

Dell believes the cost of DRAM and solid state disks (SSDs) will jump by 15 to 20 percent in the second half of 2024, and will adjust its prices accordingly to pass on the pain. "We expect our costs to go up in Q2, all forms of costs, our freight costs, our component costs," vice-chair and chief operating officer (COO) Jeff …

[Pascal Monett]

So, ya hear ?

Time to buy is now ! Come and get it before the price hike !

Our managers will appreciate their bonuses . . .

[Grunchy]

I predict I’m not buying any Dell memory, well then again, I have NEVER bought Dell memory (or anything from Dell for that matter. Not even a newspaper subscription!)

[biddibiddibiddibiddi]

So your costs may or may not go up some time in the future, so you're going to raise prices now? Isn't that just "we're raising our prices now because we want more profit right now"?