Mini PC maker Minisforum to hike prices on all models with SSDs and DRAM, cites ‘significant increase in our overall costs’ — barebones models not affected, suggesting change caused by memory chip shortages

Mini PC maker Minisforum just announced a price hike for its product lineup, except for barebone models and items that do not come with DDR5 memory and SSD storage. The company made this announcement on X, suggesting that the change is brought about by increasing memory costs due to the massive demand AI hyperscale projects have put on the global memory supply, causing a worldwide NAND shortage that could last a decade. The price increase will take effect on Tuesday, November 4, just as its Halloween…