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Originally Posted by HarryT
When I bought my Dell desktop in the summer, the order was delayed for a month because there was, apparently, a global shortage of the type of LCD displays that Dell use. It would seem that the supply problems with LCD screens aren't entirely a thing of the past  . |
Yes, well, that's supply. I was mainly referring to manufacturing cost, which was kept overly high due to too-frequent factory retooling.
Many electronics materials have gone short, especially silicon (now that solar cell manufacturing is up) and other precious and toxic materials, and we can expect to see occasional product shortages on a regular basis, I'm sure.