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PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes

The Verge · October 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM

PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes

Demand for new PCs took a hit after months of price hikes, with Counterpoint Research reporting global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026.

That's in line with earlier reports from IDC and Omdia.

It's not just PCs, either - that same quarter, smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low .

Counterpoint linked the decline in PC shipments to higher component prices.

Up until Q2 2026 , PC shipments had been growing for over two years straight.

But over the last several months, RAM, SSDs , and chips from Intel , AMD , and Qualcomm have all gotten more expensive, leading to price hikes on everything from MacBooks to Raspberry Pis .

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