HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:14:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 New PC purchases see sharpest drop in nearly three years as memory and storage prices bite — shipments fall by 7%, analysts forecast 14% contraction that will hit budget laptops hard https://hardware.nrgnews.net/new-pc-purchases-see-sharpest-drop-in-nearly-three-years-as-memory-and-storage-prices-bite-shipments-fall-by-7-analysts-forecast-14-contraction-that-will-hit-budget-laptops-hard/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:14:39 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/new-pc-purchases-see-sharpest-drop-in-nearly-three-years-as-memory-and-storage-prices-bite-shipments-fall-by-7-analysts-forecast-14-contraction-that-will-hit-budget-laptops-hard/ The quest for new computing power is hitting some unexpected headwinds. In the first quarter of 2026, shipments of new personal computers in the United States fell to 15.8 million units, marking a sharp 7% decline year-over-year. This dip wasn’t just a seasonal fluctuation; it reflected a complex collision between soaring demand for technology and […]

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