Exclusive Server and PC prices are climbing sharply as hardware manufacturers grapple with soaring memory component costs, multiple supply chain sources have told The Register .

Major manufacturers including Dell, Lenovo, HP, and HPE are planning price increases of around 15 percent for servers and 5 percent for PCs, according to channel sources.

"I believe the hikes are coming from everyone," said a contact at a major reseller who requested anonymity.

Dell COO Jeff Clarke called the memory shortages "unprecedented" during a recent earnings call [ PDF ], noting that the problem extends beyond DRAM to NAND, hard drives, and leading-edge semiconductor nodes.

"We have not seen costs move at the rate that we've seen," Clarke said. "Demand is way ahead of supply."

A Dell spokesperson did n

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