Lenovo has warned that the current level of RAM prices may become the "new normal," with DRAM and NAND costs unlikely to return to 2025 lows in the near term. The warning echoes recent statements from other major players in the PC parts market and the broader consumer electronics sector.
As reported by German outlet ComputerBase, Lenovo told attendees at Hamburg-based ISC 2026 that DRAM and NAND prices will likely never return to the levels seen around mid-2025, even after major new manufacturing capacity begins coming online in 2028. A company official reportedly used "never" as an exaggeration during the presentation, a remark that drew laughter from the audience. Nonetheless, the broader forecast was clear: the worst of the ongoing global RAM shortage may be over by 2030, but the market may settle into a higher pricing baseline from that point onward.
