The Control Panel Ltd.

14/04/2026

A little dusty before and after

25/03/2026

TSMC’s Arizona semiconductor fabs are experiencing extremely high demand, with major customers like Nvidia, Apple, and AMD pre‑booking production capacity far in advance, even for facilities not yet built.

The backlog comes from booming interest in U.S. chip manufacturing and geopolitical shifts driving firms to secure local supply.

Despite ongoing expansion, current fab capacity can’t keep up with orders, illustrating both strong demand for advanced chips and pressure on TSMC’s U.S. buildout plans.

21/03/2026

yes that does say £1.95 for diesel and its not even a motor way service station

16/03/2026

i didn't think they could go up any higher i was wrong OMG

15/03/2026

How true

11/02/2026

Been with bos from 30 years. Make sure you sigs the patition it properly won’t help,if they have made up their mind

The Bank of Scotland have announced the closure of their Rutherglen branch from this June. This is breaking news, and the bank are saying that it because of customer numbers. I strongly refute any …

07/02/2026

from one of our suppliers today
Hi
I hope you’re doing well. Please feel free to pass this onto anyone within the business
We wanted to share an important update regarding current and expected pricing changes across several key hardware components—specifically RAM, SSDs, and potentially GPUs. This message is intended as a heads-up so you can plan accordingly, especially given March/april budgets coming up.
RAM pricing is currently experiencing significant volatility, with increases of approximately 15–20% per week. Industry forecasts suggest this trend is likely to continue throughout the year due to ongoing supply constraints.
Price examples below.
All original pricing is from September 2025 just before pricing started to increase. (All pricing Ex Vat)
32GB (2x16GB) - Original Price £84.16 - Current price £327.49
64GB (2x32GB) - Original Price £169.99 - Current price £791.66
96GB (2x48GB) - Original Price £206.24 - Current price £858.74
128GB (2x64GB) - Original Price £336.66 - Current price £1,221.24
SSD pricing is also beginning to rise. We have just had updated prices for February and they have risen on some models by 30-40%.
Looking ahead to GPUs, there are growing rumours—particularly around next-generation models such as the RTX 5090—that pricing could increase substantially. Some speculation suggests prices could rise from around $2,000 to as high as $5,000. While this is not confirmed and we hope the increase will be far more modest, continued memory shortages make some level of GPU price inflation likely over time.
For reference, here are a couple of third-party sources discussing these developments:
BBC report on memory market pressures:
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzdndzlxqo](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzdndzlxqo)
(Video in case you don't want to read the above) Linus Tech Tips discussion on RAM price increases:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRvyRo5Fk0o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRvyRo5Fk0o)

We’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and share updates as more concrete information becomes available. If you’re considering upcoming upgrades or purchases, this may be a good time to review timelines and options.
As always, please feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss this in more detail.

31/01/2026

OMG FOR AN 8GB ram chip

24/01/2026

You may or may not be aware there is a worldwide shortage of ram and storage now to put into context the price rises we are all seeing now
august 2025 a 2tb SSD was £78.24 cost price
it’s now for the same drive £245.32 cost price
32 gbs of ddr 5 lowest price we seen £79.00
Its now £351.11 for the same ram
Ddr 4 is not as bad but has still tripled in price
Video cards are next for major price increases
Never seen anything like it in 25 years of business

15/01/2026

New build just finished for a client
nice intel cor i5 14th gen
shame the ram is as just as expensive as the cpu

10/01/2026

don't go out if you don't have to its like Hamilton skating rink out there