Dell, Lenovo said to be raising prices as chip shortages worsen

With shortages of DRAM and flash memory for SSDs driving up retail prices, the expectation is that PC makers would be hit by rising costs, too. According to a report, both Lenovo and Dell will be raising prices soon to account for the additional costs of memory and storage.

According to a report by TrendForce, which monitors Taiwan’s supply chain, both Dell and Lenovo have sent notices to their own customers warning them that prices will be going up. TrendForce reports that Dell is planning to raise its prices almost immediately: by 15 to 20 percent in mid-December. So far, Lenovo isn’t notifying customers of how much it plans to raise prices, but reportedly will do so in January.

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