Every facet of computing seems to be consumed by the growing appetite of the AI boom. It’s already snatched enough production lines that DDR5 memory now costs 4x as much, while most SSDs have also doubled in prices. Now, we’re seeing reports from Japan where PC vendors are closing orders for the remainder of the year because they simply cannot keep up with the demand.
Shops in the region that sell pre-assembled builds, known as Build-to-Order (BTO), are struggling to fulfil even existing commitments as…
