But you would think we would see more competition in trying to reduce the barrier to entry, by say looking at making this manufacturing possible for a maker space or homelab and not just government funded and subsidised factories, of which only a small number exist.
I'm sure it's very expensive to make FABs to start making RAM & SSD chips.
I think the govt is going to have to step in with some kind of price control or forcing mfgs to divert a % of RAM for end consumers. But, we're obviously unlikely to see that under the current corrupt administration.
Our time is plagued by cheap to produce commodities with high upfront investment. Today RAM, yesterday microcontrollers, even earlier HDDs. It's annoying AF. The commodities should be something we don't have to think of, they should serve us, not the other way.
I get manufacturing small stuff is hard.
But you would think we would see more competition in trying to reduce the barrier to entry, by say looking at making this manufacturing possible for a maker space or homelab and not just government funded and subsidised factories, of which only a small number exist.
I'm sure it's very expensive to make FABs to start making RAM & SSD chips.
I think the govt is going to have to step in with some kind of price control or forcing mfgs to divert a % of RAM for end consumers. But, we're obviously unlikely to see that under the current corrupt administration.
Thanks Steve!
Our time is plagued by cheap to produce commodities with high upfront investment. Today RAM, yesterday microcontrollers, even earlier HDDs. It's annoying AF. The commodities should be something we don't have to think of, they should serve us, not the other way.