'The sub-$500 entry-level PC segment will disappear by 2028': Gartner predicts that budget computers are on borrowed time
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- Mar 03, 2026, 03:00 PM
- By Darren Allan
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Severity of RAM crisis could mean the sub-$500 PC market will 'disappear by 2028' according to one analyst firm.
- Gartner's new report predicts PC sales will slump by 10.4% this year
- The rising cost of RAM could make "low-margin entry-level laptops nonviable"
- The analyst firm predicts: "U… [+4354 chars]
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