Acer talks about increases of 5% to 20% in the price of PCs by the end of 2026 and places the stabilization of supply in 2027

Predictions about the end of the crisis in RAM and components in general are very diverse. Recently, TrendForce stated categorically that in 2027 the situation was going to be very similar to this year. Now, on the most pessimistic side we find ADATA. Its president, Chen Li-bai, stated without hesitation that the memory shortage would last another 10 years. But this time we have to report a slightly more positive prediction, although with nuances. We explain to you.

The one who put it on the table was Acer. The brand, to begin with, does not have good news. It speaks of the fact that computers, despite the fact that the availability of key components has begun to normalize after months of tension, will continue to rise in price. During a meeting with the economic press in Taipei reported by the newspaper Money UDNthe president of the multinational, Jason Chen, warned that The teams will experience an increase in cost of between 5% and 20% in the fourth quarter of 2026. It would be from the next fiscal year when, according to its forecasts, it would begin to reach its ceiling.

The market, for now, is not going to give the consumer any respite

This increase in price responds to simple and elementary logic. This is the time lag between the brand acquiring the components (and it does so, obviously, at high rates) and the arrival of the final product in stores.

According to the Acer manager, the rates for assembled equipment will fluctuate at high levels during the coming months and will peak in mid-2027. From that moment on, the company anticipates a price drop in the second half of 2027 as the excess stocks global forces to reduce costs.

Another interesting point is that, although the market will continue relentlessly in the coming months, the impact will not be the same for all computers. The source explains that it will be especially harsh at the highest settings. That is, the models with more memory and SSD storage will be the ones that will have the highest percentage increases in the ticket.

Acer is much more optimistic than other companies

Acer is aware that prices are going to rise. Now, Chen refused to join other more pessimistic forecasts, such as the one we mentioned about ADATA. Rather, he mentioned that this bottleneck in the market cannot sustain itself for much longer. According to his statements, It is completely impossible for the memory shortage to continue until 2030 because new lithographic wafers do not stop entering international foundries.

Finally, the manager explained that DDR4 and DDR5 memory modules no longer suffer from factory availability problems. The processors arrive without complications, with some very rare exceptions. If we stick to their forecasts, we would be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.