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The same components that make an AI datacentre work are the ones inside the server you were planning to buy. Demand at that end of the market sets the price at yours.

What it means for you

Lead times and prices on business hardware have moved, and the machine you costed last year is not the machine you will pay for this year.

What you can do

Plan refreshes further ahead, extend the life of what can safely be extended, and buy the spec you will still want in four years rather than the one that is cheapest today.