Framework announces another memory price hike — and it likely won’t be its last
TL;DR
Framework has raised DDR5 RAM prices again due to increasing memory costs, with 8GB to 32GB modules now at $10 per GB and higher for larger capacities. This follows a previous hike and may not be the last as supplier costs surge.
The modular PC company Framework is adjusting the price of its DDR5 RAM modules once again as the cost of memory continues to surge. In an update on Wednesday, Framework said it will charge $10 per GB for 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, with "slightly higher" prices for the 48GB and up.
Framework first announced a price hike on memory earlier this month, citing "substantially higher costs" from suppliers and distributors. With this most recent increase in place, the 8GB variation jumped from $60 to $80, the 16GB option increased from $120 to $160, and the 32GB variation went from $240 to $320. Meanwhile, the price tag of the 48GB option more than doub …