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PC and console prices still going up

PC and console prices continue to rise, with an HP Victus 15.6 gaming laptop that cost $600 last year now priced at $955 at Best Buy, according to Boing Boing. The price surge is driven by AI datacenters consuming component supply, impacting gamers hardest.

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The computer component price crisis, driven by AI datacenters snapping it all up for the slop trade, has crushed few so hard as the gamers. The laptop I bought my son for $600 last year is currently $955 at the same shop. — Read the rest

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