The 128GB model is now almost $500 more expensive, offering a scary preview of how the memory shortage threatens to affect the PC market this year.<\/b>
\nUpgradable PC maker Framework says it\u2019s been forced to raise prices for its desktop model, which it blames on the ongoing memory shortage.
\u201c 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,\u201d the San Francisco company tweeted on Monday.
In some good news, the price increase for the base model is relatively minor. The Framework Desktop originally started at $1,099 for 32GB of RAM; the same configuration now costs $1,139.
The 64GB model will also only get a $40 price increase, bringing it $1,639. But the same can\u2019t be said for the 128GB model; it\u2019s going from $1,999 to $2,459. „We’re only adjusting prices enough to cover the increases in cost,\u201d Framework says, an indicator the price hike is purely coming from memory suppliers.
The company has also rolled out a $40 price increase for the 32GB and 64GB motherboard-only models of the Framework Desktop. But again, the 128GB model has ballooned by $460.
However, if you ordered the Framework Desktop products before Monday\u2019s price hike, the company says it will „honor the original pricing for any existing pre-orders.\u201d
In December, the company also raised prices for its modular DDR5 RAM for Framework laptops by 50%. But the pain is far from over. In a blog post, CEO Nirav Patel warned that Framework expects the memory shortage to worsen throughout 2026. \u201cFrom what we learned in meetings throughout the week at CES with suppliers, distributors, and partners, it\u2019s clear that this is going to be a challenging year and possibly even years for consumers,\u201d he wrote.
An executive for Micron, one of the major memory suppliers, expects the shortage to persist into 2028. Analysts also say the memory crunch is poised to hit smaller vendors harder than established PC makers, which have the resources to build up a stockpile of components. \u201cThe severity of the shortage raises the risk that smaller brands may not survive,\u201d warned IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani.<\/p>\n