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by throw2ih020 36 days ago
> There is a whole range of suppliers. The alternative is which flash and who manufactures it.

There are only 6. Samsung, SK Hynix, Kioxia, Micron, WD, and YMTC.

5 operate as a price-fixing cartel, and the sixth is Chinese domestic.

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I did some more research and it turns out the problem is not maxing capacity to produce ram but that these manufacturers have switched to another class of ram leaving less of their production for consumer hardware