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What are Trumps proposed tariffs?
Newegg Businesswrites, Finished components like DRAM and SSDs use domestically-produced NAND wafers.
According to the site, its next to impossible to build a PC exclusively sourced from North America.
Unfortunately, that means your PC component prices will go up.
In an interview withToms Hardware, Brzytwa said: Tariffs are regressive taxes that Americans pay.
Theyre not paid by a foreign government.
Im assuming computer accessories encompasses most peripherals, like keyboards, mice, microphones, etc.
Monitors are listed as a separate category by the CTA.
The study suggests monitors could go up by 31.2% with an average retail cost increase of $109.
This potential price boost is just the last push for me to finally upgrade my two monitors to snazzyOLEDmodels.
With gaming laptops equipped with discrete GPUs, I imagine gaming laptops will see an even steeper price increase.
Finally, video game console prices could rise by almost 40%.
Considering theNintendo Switch 2 likely has an early 2025 release date, these potential price increases are definitely disheartening.
When will these possible tariffs be in place?
Is it likely that tariffs will be imposed on day one?
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