[News] Dell Reportedly Plans 10–30% Hikes on Commercial PCs From Dec. 17 as Memory Prices Surge

As memory prices rise, cost pressures are intensifying across the PC market, prompting major vendors, including Dell, to adjust pricing. According to Business Insider, citing sources, the company plans to raise prices across its commercial product lines starting December 17. Sources say the price increase would range from 10% to 30%, depending on the contract.

The price hikes apply to Dell’s commercial business, focused on enterprise clients, as the report notes. Dell’s most recent annual results show that the segment contributes about 85% of revenue in its Client Solutions Group (CSG), the unit responsible for PCs and laptops, the report adds.

As the report indicates, citing sources, starting next week Dell Pro and Pro Max notebooks and desktops configured with 32GB of memory will see price increases of $130 to $230. For top-end configurations with 128GB of memory, prices are set to rise by $520 to $765 per system. The report adds that choosing a laptop with 1TB of storage will further increase costs by $55 to $135.

In addition, the report notes that price increases will also apply to AI laptops equipped with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and to standalone monitors. Citing sources, the report says that the Dell Pro 55 Plus 4K Monitor, currently priced at $1,349.99 on Dell’s website, will see a $150 increase. AI laptops featuring an NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell GPU with 6GB of memory will cost $66 more, while models with 24GB of GPU memory will see prices rise by $530.

Beyond Dell, other PC makers are also raising prices as memory costs climb. Framework, for example, has increased the prices of its RAM modules by 50% after ending standalone RAM sales, as noted by PCWorld.

Memory Price Hikes to Drive Notebook Portfolio Adjustments

TrendForce’s latest research indicates that memory prices are set to rise sharply again in 1Q26, placing significant cost pressure on global end-device manufacturers. As a result, notebook brands will be forced to adjust their product portfolios. According to TrendForce, mid-range notebooks—typically equipped with 8–16GB of memory—will continue to offer these configurations, but shipments are increasingly shifting toward 8GB models. In the high-end segment, which generally ranges from 16–64GB, mainstream shipments are centered around 16GB.

TrendForce notes that while prices may stay stable for now, medium- and long-term adjustments, such as lowering specifications or raising prices, are inevitable. TrendForce forecasts more significant price fluctuations in the PC market by the second quarter of 2026.

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