• Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. • You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Lenovo (viaCRN) has sent a letter to partners warning them of price hikes on select PC and server configurations coming in March due to a shortage of DRAM and 3D NAND memory, which will consequently increase costs, reports CRN. • In a February 2 letter to partners, North America channel chief Wade McFarland outlined new ordering deadlines and repricing conditions that affect both the Intelligent Devices Group (IDG), which sells client devices like desktops and notebooks, and the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), which sells servers. • CPU scaling with DLSS Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market How ARM is working its way into PCs AMD CES 2026 gaming trends press Q&A roundtable transcript The warning applies to ‘certain products and configurations’ within Lenovo’s commercial IDG lineup, which includes a broad range of products, from smartphones to high-end ThinkPad laptops. • Lenovo instructed partners to place their orders with distributors by February 25 and ensure they reach Lenovo no later than February 28 to receive their products at current prices, subject to availability and shipment timing. • Lenovo explicitly stated that any orders received before February 28, but not shipped by March 31, 2026, will require repricing.

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  • Lenovo has warned partners that select consumer PCs and server configurations will see price increases in March, citing shortages of DRAM and 3D NAND memory. In a February 2 letter, the company set new ordering deadlines: partners must place orders by February 25 and have them received by February 28 to lock in current prices, with any orders received before the cut‑off but not shipped by March 31, 2026, subject to repricing. Server deals will have a 14‑day quote validity internally and 30 days externally, and some large ISG orders have already been repriced. Lenovo also suspended its customer‑bonus program to avoid further discounting amid rising component costs driven by AI demand.

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