{"id":2107,"date":"2026-01-13T02:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/framework-hikes-desktop-pc-prices-as-ram-shortage-drags-on\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T02:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:25:08","slug":"framework-hikes-desktop-pc-prices-as-ram-shortage-drags-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/framework-hikes-desktop-pc-prices-as-ram-shortage-drags-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Framework hikes desktop PC prices as RAM shortage drags on"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of the Framework Desktop\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/257878_Framework_Desktop_mini_PC_review_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Just weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/850376\/framework-ram-memory-ddr5-price-hikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raising the price of its RAM modules<\/a>, Framework has announced that it&rsquo;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/frame.work\/products\/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300\/configuration\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now starts at $1,139<\/a>, instead of $1,099.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u00ab\u00a0We 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,\u00a0\u00bb Framework <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrameworkPuter\/status\/2010802438031491507?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">says in a post on X<\/a>. \u00ab\u00a0As before, we&rsquo;re only adjusting prices enough to cover the increases in cost.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Framework Desktops with higher RAM configurations and a Ryzen AI Max P \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/860988\/framework-desktop-pc-price-increase-ram-memory-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just weeks after raising the price of its RAM modules, Framework has announced that it&rsquo;s also increasing the price of 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