… Welcome to PC gaming in 2026, where the K-shaped economy has claimed the last remaining affordable option. The 512GB OLED model now costs $1,129 in Canada, 649 pounds in the UK, 779 euro in Europe, $1,199 in Australia, and 3,279 PLN in Poland. …
… With the Kamrui Hyper H1 mini PC now only $400 at Amazon, this is a great time to score a powerful PC for your home office at a great price—ahead of rising prices caused by the AI-driven RAM crisis. …
… It's a big, beastly behemoth of a CPU with no immediately discernible weak spots -- aside from what it'll wind up costing. The PC industry is in crisis, plagued by shortages and skyrocketing prices for RAM, storage, GPUs, and other components being gobbled up by AI titans. …
… Back then, tariffs were the big crisis. They spread uncertainty throughout the PC industry, with no one knowing how they would shake out. …
… But as someone who's fairly invested in VR, in concept if not in actual monetary value, I have to admit things look bleak. Between a general malaise and the RAM crisis, it's possible that VR gaming is going back in the coffin for the next few years. …
… Again, Google isn't making these laptops itself. Like Chromebooks it's leaning on relationships with the big PC manufacturers. And we have the wildcard of the RAM crisis. …
… And if history is anything to go by, they won't come all the way down again. They will come down at some point, it's just not clear when. So, one strategy to survive this current crisis in PC components? …