RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung

It's scarcity through unpredicted demand and lack of rapid scalability in the face of a popping AI bubble. Nothing greedy about having extra customers.

This is a usual behavior for cheap products that one must buy to get something to run at all.

yeah i did upgrade this year, when i first read about rising RAM prices, i instantly bought a 64GB kit (DDR4 tho) - i paid a bit above 50€, the same kit now goes for 180€.