Even Santa Can't Afford That

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Even Santa Can't Afford That

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Oh, you sweet summer child wanting a mythical dragon for Christmas? How adorable! Santa's like "be realistic sweetie" and immediately pivots to DDR5 RAM because apparently that's the ACTUAL fantasy gift here. And then—THEN—he has the audacity to ask what color you want, as if RGB DDR5 RAM isn't literally more expensive than adopting a real komodo dragon. The kid just points at red because at this point they've accepted their fate of never owning either a dragon OR affordable memory upgrades. DDR5 prices are so astronomically bonkers that even magical beings with infinite workshop resources are sweating. Santa's elves probably still running DDR3 in the North Pole servers because the budget just won't allow it.

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