Apple’s Billion-Dollar Chip Backlog, Arctic’s Tariff Refund, and a 500Hz OLED Debut
A billion dollars in iPhone 18 chips are stuck waiting on memory, Arctic just handed a tariff refund back to cooler and fan prices, and ASUS pushed QD-OLED to 500Hz.
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DDR5 Prices Have Tripled: What Happened, and How to Buy Memory in 2026
A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that cost around $100 in 2025 now lists near $500 at US retailers. The cause sits in the server room, not the retail channel. Here is the supply-side mechanism, the numbers behind it, and a practical way to buy memory while the squeeze lasts.