Welp. A dark time for tech enthusiasts is indeed inbound. As reported by my colleague Mark Hachman, it’s not just that Black Friday 2025 may be the last chance for us to get cheap PC deals.

Nope, the market is chaotic overall, as analyst Jon Peddie notes . GPU shipments have slowed. Prominent pre-built PC vendor CyberPower has confirmed it will raise prices after Black Friday . Laptop maker Framework delisted standalone RAM modules from its store, to prevent scalping. Retailer Central Computer removed prices from memory kits for sale, citing rapidly changing costs.

As my colleague Mike Crider quipped, we now have to buy PC memory like we order lobster at a restaurant —and I only wrote about anticipating a tech availability apocalypse a week ago . Normally the time around on

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