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- PC Hardware Price IndexTrends
The monthly index of what PC hardware really costs — storage $/TB, RAM $/GB and PSU $/W from daily recorded prices, with a downloadable CSV dataset.
- RAM price trendsTrends
Live DDR5 and DDR4 $/GB charts, 30/90-day movement, and why RAM prices move.
- Is DDR4 right for you? A decision guide for gamers, homelabbers and creatorsTrends
DDR4 kits still sell for less than half the price of DDR5 at the same capacity — but the discount only helps certain builders. What memory speed really does for gamers, homelab builders, content creators and 3D artists, who should avoid slow RAM entirely, and the six questions that settle the choice.
- 8GB RAM sticks in 2026: still the right capacity for gaming PCs and laptops?Trends
8GB is the most popular capacity in PC gaming and an obsolete one at the same time — it depends which 8GB you mean. Steam survey trends, why the memory price crisis is pushing 8GB back into laptops, and when 8GB sticks are still the right buy for a gaming desktop, with live DDR4 and DDR5 prices.
- RTX 3000 series prices in 2026: the six-year-old GPUs that stopped getting cheaperTrends
NVIDIA's RTX 30-series cards launched in 2020–21, survived the crypto boom and bust, and were supposed to fade into the bargain bin. Instead the AI boom sent prices back up — the RTX 3090 now lists above its launch MSRP. What happened, who's buying, and whether relief is coming.
- Power supply prices in 2026: why PSUs got expensive — and when to buyTrends
PSU prices have climbed in two waves — U.S. tariffs of up to 45% on China-built units since 2025, then metal costs and AI-datacenter demand for power components in 2026. What's driving it, whether prices will level off, what would actually bring them down, and how to buy a power supply well in this market.
- GPU price history: how graphics cards got so expensive — and whether that ever reversesTrends
GPU prices have climbed for a decade — flagship MSRPs tripled since 2014, and in 2026 street prices run 35–135% above list. When the increases started, why crypto, tariffs and the AI memory shortage each pushed prices higher, how NVIDIA, AMD and Intel differ, what it means for gamers, and when relief could realistically arrive.
- RAM prices in 2026: why memory got so expensive — and when to buyTrends
AI datacenters are consuming the memory industry's output, and RAM prices have roughly quintupled since mid-2025. Where DRAM demand actually goes, what analysts expect through 2027, when new fabs bring relief, and whether DDR4 or DDR5 is the smarter buy right now.
- The 5 best tablets to buy in 2026Explainers
Five tablets worth your money in 2026, picked for hardware value, a clean app ecosystem you can trust, and where pen input and on-device AI are actually worth paying for.
- Best Gaming System for the Money: Build vs Prebuilt at Live PricesGuides
What the best gaming system actually is at each budget — self-built PC, refurbished tower plus GPU, or prebuilt — argued with live component prices we track daily, not last quarter's numbers. Includes the budget path most guides ignore.
- Best Gaming Monitor for Your Budget: Picks at Live Tracked PricesGuides
How to pick a gaming monitor that's actually right for your setup — refresh rate, resolution, and panel type explained without the marketing — with specific picks at live prices we track daily, from budget 180Hz screens to 240Hz QHD and ultrawides.
- Back to School Tech: Real Prices on Laptops, Monitors and StorageDeals
Back to school tech at tracked, verifiable prices: student laptops and Chromebooks, budget monitors for dorm setups, and portable storage — with price history on every item so you can tell a real back-to-school deal from a banner.
- Cheap Computers: Budget Laptops and Desktops at Real PricesDeals
Genuinely cheap computers, tracked at real retailer prices: refurbished business desktops from around $115, Chromebooks and budget Windows laptops, and what to avoid at the bottom of the market. Prices refreshed daily with history on every machine.
- Cheap Hard Drives: Today's Lowest Tracked PricesDeals
The cheapest hard drives we're tracking right now, ranked by real price and price per terabyte — internal, external, and portable HDDs, plus budget SSD alternatives. Prices collected from retailer listings daily, with history on every drive.
- Why hard drive prices have soared — and when they might come downTrends
Hard drive prices rose about 50% in a year, and datacenter drives doubled or worse. What changed in September 2025, how AI datacenters bought out two years of production, whether relief is coming, and how to buy storage sensibly in the meantime.
- Amazon Storage & Memory Picks: 10 Verified BuysDeals
Ten storage and memory picks on Amazon, each verified in stock at the listed price. MicroSD cards, DDR4 kits, NVMe SSDs, and hard drives that still make sense at today's prices.
- Hard Drive & SSD Deals: Today's Best Storage PricesDeals
Live hard drive and SSD deals ranked by real price per terabyte. We track internal and external HDDs, SATA and NVMe SSDs daily, so you can see which storage deals are actually good.
- Are Black Friday deals real discounts?Explainers
Some Black Friday deals are genuine, some are anchoring tricks, and some are cheaper products in disguise. How to tell which is which.
- How to buy a laptop in 2026Guides
Which laptop specs matter (RAM, screen, battery), which are noise, and what each price tier typically buys as of mid-2026.
- How to buy a computer monitor in 2026Guides
Monitor specs that matter — size, resolution, refresh rate, panel type — plus typical mid-2026 price tiers and what to ignore.
- MSRP is fiction: how street price actually worksExplainers
List price is a marketing anchor, not a price. How street price forms, why electronics deflate over a model year, and what a chart shows.
- How to buy a smartphone in 2026Guides
Which smartphone specs actually matter, which are marketing noise, and what each price tier typically delivers as of mid-2026.
- How to buy a tablet in 2026Guides
How to pick a tablet by use case, the specs that matter, the noise to skip, and typical mid-2026 price tiers.
- How to buy a TV in 2026Guides
The five TV specs that actually matter, the marketing you can ignore, and what each price tier typically buys as of mid-2026.
- When do TVs actually go on sale?Explainers
TV prices follow the model-year cycle, not the calendar of sales events. Here's how the cycle works and when prices genuinely fall.
- Why the same laptop has three pricesExplainers
Channel-specific SKUs, MAP policies, retailer margin strategy, and open-box tiers explain why one laptop wears several price tags.
- How to buy wireless headphones in 2026Guides
The specs that actually matter in wireless headphones, what to ignore, and what each price tier typically buys as of mid-2026.