Micron shutting down the Crucial brand

[Desmond]

Source: *www.theverge.com/news/837594/crucial-ram-ssd-micron-ai

Micron is retiring the Crucial brand, marking the end of its line of budget-friendly solid-state drives (SSDs) and RAM kits, as reported earlier by VideoCardz. In an announcement on Wednesday, Micron says winding down its consumer-focused business will “improve supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segments” — a.k.a. AI companies.

The brand’s shutdown is a huge blow for PC builders and hobbyists, who are already dealing with skyrocketing RAM prices linked to a surge in demand from AI companies. OpenAI, for example, struck a deal with SK Hynix and Samsung to make up to 900,000 DRAM per month for its Stargate project.

 

[Nerevarine]

End of an era - crucial was one of the best brands

 

[shreeux]

RAM price increased 4 times...when this will cool off?

 

[Desmond]

Probably after the AI bubble pops, if it even will.

 

[thetechfreak]

Nothing less than a AI bubble burst like WWW burst 2001 will stop this maddness. It will be brutal as the economy is also scaled up much higher now arguably

 

[vidhubhushan]

RAM price increased 4 times...when this will cool off?

ssd also. i thought i will buy 850x after some price cut when it was around 8500 but now its priced around 25-26000

Probably after the AI bubble pops, if it even will.

i just told my sister something similar about this price increase

 

[bubusam13]

Even HDD price increased. I got 10 TB NAS drive for 22k few months back. Now its 38k.

 

[lutenic]

SSD supplies are sold out till end of 2026; even 2027 supplies will be bought within a month of two. The insane pricing will continue till end of 2027.