The ongoing memory crisis means higher prices for the tech we've come to depend on. Laptops have been hit especially hard by "RAMageddon," with PC makers like Dell, Lenovo, and Acer raising prices to reflect rising component costs. Even Apple marked up its MacBooks by at least $100 apiece this summer. (Gone are the days of the $599 MacBook Neo.)

The real star of the show in HP's announcements is the OmniBook Ultra 16. We're looking at a laptop designed for heavy-duty AI programming and creative projects, with 128 GB of memory and 1 petaflop of AI performance. That's not to say it's a slacker when it comes to the visuals. As HP puts it, the laptop comes with an impressive screen: