Framework drives up desktop PC prices as RAM shortages persist

Only weeks later Raising the price of its RAM modulesFramework announced that it is also increasing the price of its desktop computers in response to the global memory shortage. Framework desktop with 32GB RAM and AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 chipset Now starts at $1,139Instead of $1099.

“We’ve been putting this off as long as possible, but we had to update our Framework Desktop pricing today to account for the huge increase in LPDDR5x pricing from our suppliers,” Framework He says in a post on X. “As before, we are only adjusting prices enough to cover cost increases.”

Prices for higher-frame desktops, higher RAM configurations and the Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 chip have also risen, with a 64GB version Up from $1,599 to $1,639, and the 128GB option ranges from $1,999 to $2,459. In December, the Framework did not rule out the possibility of future increases, saying “it is very likely that we will need to adjust unit prices again over the next month.”