Framework hikes desktop PC prices as RAM shortage drags on
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Framework has increased the price of its desktop PC due to a global memory shortage, with the 32GB RAM model now starting at $1,139. The company cites rising LPDDR5x costs from suppliers as the reason for the adjustment.
Just weeks after raising the price of its RAM modules, Framework has announced that it's also increasing the price of its desktop PC in response to the global memory shortage. The Framework Desktop with 32GB of RAM and an AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 chip now starts at $1,139, instead of $1,099.
"We held off on it for as long as we could, but we had to update our Framework Desktop pricing today to account for the massive increase in LPDDR5x pricing from our suppliers," Framework says in a post on X. "As before, we're only adjusting prices enough to cover the increases in cost."
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