Samsung, LG raise laptop prices twice in three months

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have each raised notebook prices twice in three months, pushing some models up roughly 50 percent on-year as a worsening memory chip shortage inflates costs across consumer devices. Samsung's Galaxy Book 6 Pro (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 16-inch) now retails at 4.19 million won ($2,847) in South Korea. A comparable model sold for 2.81 million won last year. The company had already set January launch prices well above the previous generation before adding a second i

By The Korea Herald