November , 2026

ComputerBase reports that Microsoft is looking for new approaches to Windows as the memory shortage following the AI boom works its way through the PC market. The Copilot+ AI PC push did not lift sales as planned, and the platform owner is now adapting to a component market it does not control. For resellers and system builders, the interesting part is not Windows strategy — it is what a sustained DRAM squeeze does to your build costs and your stock planning.

Hard drives are moving again, and the demand is concentrated in the categories that never left: surveillance, NAS and high-capacity desktop storage. We currently have ten Seagate and Western Digital 3.5" models in stock, spanning 2 TB to 24 TB across SkyHawk, IronWolf, BarraCuda and WD Purple. For resellers building camera systems, NAS boxes or bulk-storage workstations, this is the part of the portfolio where attach rates are predictable and the upsell path is clear.