Lenovo warned at a recent tech conference that RAM and storage chip prices will remain elevated long-term and may never return to early-2025 levels, instead becoming the "new normal" through at least 2030. This matters because PC and server costs are directly tied to DRAM and NAND pricing — sustained high memory costs will permanently raise the floor for computing hardware prices, affecting both consumers and enterprise buyers. TechRadar also reports Xbox expects memory prices to potentially double again in 2027, suggesting the crisis could accelerate rather than stabilize.