A new round of storage price increases is taking shape, focused on DRAM contracts and enterprise SSDs. According to Odaily, several industry participants said leading manufacturers had verbally informed distributors of plans to raise prices for enterprise-grade components, though formal notices had not been issued; channel prices have already begun to rise. Distributors said used-product buyback prices were climbing and pushing quotes higher, with some regional agents adjusting prices weekly. A Samsung distributor said the increases were not broad-based and did not extend across consumer NAND, adding that demand was concentrated in computing centers while demand at the retail level remained modest. Manufacturers and module makers are among the first in the supply chain to face the higher prices.