Amazon Raises Hardware Prices as Memory Costs Climb
The Kindle Paperwhite moves from 169.99 to 209.99 euros and the Fire TV Stick HD by more than 44 percent, with memory shortages named as the cause.
Illustration: a smart speaker, an e-reader and a streaming stick on a side table, with a blurred server rack in the background.
If you need an Amazon device, buying now pays off: Kindle, Echo and Fire TV models are becoming markedly more expensive, some by more than 44 percent.
At a glance
- Kindle Paperwhite: 169.99 euros before, 209.99 euros ahead — a 40 euro increase.
- Fire TV Stick HD: from 44.99 to 64.99 euros, a rise of more than 44 percent.
- Echo Dot: from a starting price of 64.99 euros to 89.99 euros; recently offered at 39.99 euros.
- Fire TV Stick 4K Select: 54.99 euros before, 69.99 euros ahead.
- t3n reports that Apple, Samsung, Dell and Lenovo have also announced price increases.
Amazon is raising list prices across its own hardware range. The increases land on the best sellers: Kindle e-readers, Echo speakers and the Fire TV streaming sticks. German technology outlet t3n compiled the new prices and pointed to the devices that can still be bought below the coming levels.
What gets more expensive
In absolute terms the Kindle Paperwhite takes the biggest jump, from 169.99 euros to 209.99 euros, or 40 euros more. The Echo Dot moves from a starting price of 64.99 euros to 89.99 euros.
In percentage terms the Fire TV Stick HD leads: it goes from 44.99 euros to 64.99 euros, an increase of more than 44 percent. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select rises from 54.99 euros to 69.99 euros.
Memory chips are the reason
t3n attributes the increases to a memory shortage. The AI boom and the build-out of data centers absorb a large share of memory chip production, leaving RAM and flash storage scarcer and costlier. Both sit inside every streaming stick and every smart speaker.
Amazon is not acting alone here. According to t3n, Apple, Samsung, Dell and Lenovo have announced price increases as well, passing higher component costs on to buyers.
Where buying now still pays
While old stock lasts, several models trade well below the new list prices. The Echo Dot was recently available for 39.99 euros and the Fire TV Stick HD from 26.99 euros. For the Kindle Paperwhite, t3n cites a saving of roughly 50 euros against the future price.
How long those offers hold is unclear. The report gives no end date, and it names no day on which the new list prices take effect everywhere.
FAQ
Which Amazon devices are getting more expensive?
Per t3n: the Kindle Paperwhite (169.99 to 209.99 euros), the Echo Dot (from 64.99 to 89.99 euros), the Fire TV Stick HD (44.99 to 64.99 euros) and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select (54.99 to 69.99 euros).
Why is Amazon raising Kindle and Echo prices?
t3n traces the increases to a memory shortage: the AI boom and data center expansion have tightened supply of memory chips, pushing RAM and flash storage costs up.
When do the new Amazon prices take effect?
No start date is known. The report names no day on which the new list prices apply everywhere, and current promotions are still running alongside them.
