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Framework raises DDR5 memory prices 50% for new DIY laptop orders due to surging demand and supplier hikes, while pledging no increase on existing or preorder sales.
- Earlier this week, Framework, the modular PC maker, increased DDR5 memory prices by 50% for new Framework Laptop DIY Edition orders while exempting preorders.
- Amid surging AI demand, AI companies and data centers are gobbling up RAM, creating shortages that pushed prices higher, while Framework says the increase covers supplier cost hikes.
- Industry reports add that Framework criticized Dell for using memory prices as an `excuse to gouge customers`, while HP warned rising costs will tighten margins and force price changes.
- DIY customers can avoid higher costs by skipping RAM with DIY orders or buying prebuilt Framework desktop and laptop systems, while gaming laptops with user-replaceable RAM benefit from filling DIMM slots shortly.
- Analysts expect Framework warns the memory market is volatile and further price updates are likely, while reports say Dell may raise prices 15 to 20% by mid-December and Lenovo next year.
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slashdot.orgFramework Raises DDR5 Memory Prices By 50% For DIY Laptops
Framework Computer raised DDR5 memory prices for its Laptop DIY Editions by 50% due to industry-wide memory shortages. Phoronix reports: Framework Computer is keeping the prior prices for existing pre-orders and also is foregoing any price changes for their pre-built laptops or the Framework Desktop. Framework Computer also lets you order DIY laptops without any memory at all if so desired for re-using existing modules or should you score a deal…
Framework, a well-known company that allows you to configure to your liking the laptop you want to buy, in addition to offering a modular design to facilitate future extensions, announced the application of a notorious increase at the prices of RAM memory. And it is that at the end of this same year, and above all, at the beginning of 2026, it is when you will begin to notice the effects of the scarcity of RAM memory with important price increas…
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