Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computers
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#25Peak rank
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Nov 1, 2026First seen
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- 0x4e
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- Nov 1, 2026
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- tomshardware.com
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Trending history
Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computers was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 2 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #25 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 12:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 1, 12:52 UTC.
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By the same line of thinking, his SF home has 6 bedrooms, it would be more efficient to transform it in a community housing, why is he hoarding all the bedrooms? He can't even physically be in more than one at a time. And that's just one of 3 he owns in SF alone. Also he has 2 kidneys and 2 lungs, while he could get…
For efficient use of RAM, probably. For efficient cost to consumers, not so much. The company that owns the RAM and rents its use to you WILL try to make a profit. At pre-AI prices, $20 per month summed over a year or two bought enough RAM to run local models. Most people won't need the frontier.
After a few seconds, popup asking me to allow ads on the site. Ya, sure. Back to Sam, his memory is not as good as it was before, money gets in the eyes and vision get muddy and foggy.
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Is Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computers trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 1, 12:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computers reached?
#25 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 12:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computers been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (2 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
21 points and 18 comments; submitted by 0x4e on Nov 1, 2026.