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DDR5 RAM hits painful new high in pricing — and it looks like the relentless price-hike misery will continue

If you were hoping the RAM crisis was abating, sadly that isn't the case as DDR5 has never been more expensive.

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Framework raises RAM prices for the third time in three months, SSD costs up — company warns that it’s running out of stock on some Intel processors as well

Framework increased RAM prices for the third consecutive month, while also announcing that it's hiking the costs of some of its SSDs.

Tom’s Hardware

If you're thinking about buying a Framework PC or laptop with 2 TB-plus of storage 'now is the time to do that' says company CEO

Framework still has some SSDs at old prices but once they sell out...

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Framework's latest update brings more bad news about memory and storage pricing crisis — RAM costs increased to $12 to $16 per GB, recommends purchasing some models elsewhere for Framework Laptop DIY Edition customers

Framework said that it's releasing a monthly update to monitor the memory chip situation and also announced that it will try to keep its RAM pricing as close as possible to the weighted average of its costs.

Tom’s Hardware

The DockFrame is a USB-C hub compatible with Framework's modular, hot swappable kit so you always have just what you need

Live and no longer unplugged.

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Framework 'held off as long as we could' but just cranked up prices of its Desktops and Mainboards

32 GB and 64 GB models only up a little, 128 GB option now very spendy.

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DIY PC maker Framework's desktops finally succumb to RAM apocalypse, hit with price increase — now starts at $1,139 with 32GB, 128GB up $450

After raising prices on its memory sticks, Framework is now raising prices on the Framework Desktop, its AMD-based gaming and AI-focused PC.

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'This is going to be a challenging year': Framework just raised the price of its desktops by up to $460 due to RAM crisis, and it will go higher

Due to the ongoing RAM crisis, Framework is now forced to raise the price of its desktops by up to $460. Here's everything you need to know.

Tom’s Guide

'We held off for as long as we could': Framework gives stark warning about 'years' of RAM misery as it hikes prices on desktop PC

If you wanted some better news about the ongoing RAM pricing crisis, you won't find it here.

TechRadar

This Panther Lake-led 'semi-modular' laptop is taking a page from Framework's very upgradable book and I'm all for it

More repairable laptops can only be a good thing.

PC Gamer

Asus confirms price hikes just days ahead of CES 2026 — what you need to know

Asus has announced that price hikes will come into effect from January 5, right before CES 2026.

Tom’s Guide

Asus announces product price hikes starting January 5, and AI is to blame — RAM and storage cost pressure cited as main trigger for pricing increases

Asus says that it will increase prices on several product lines starting January 5, as prices for memory and storage components continue to rise. TrendForce estimates that laptop shipments could shrink by as much as 10.1% due to the memory shortage.

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Laptop maker Framework announces another immediate memory price hike, says additional increase expected within a month — encourages buyers to bring their own memory and check PCPartPicker for better deals

Framework is increasing the prices of its memory modules in response to market pricing once more. Also encourages its buyers to look for better deal elsewhere as the memory market crunch bites into the PC building industry.

Tom’s Hardware

The Framework Laptop 16 is my favorite laptop of the year — here's why

We reviewed over 100 laptops this year, and for my money this beast from Framework is the best of the bunch. Here's why.

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RAM price crisis LIVE — all the latest updates on price surges, global memory shortage, expert advice and more

Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing RAM price crisis, along with the latest updates and our expert advice on current prices on phones, tablets, laptops and more.

PC Gamer

Framework raises its memory prices by 50%, but says 'it is highly likely that we will need to make further price updates...whether DDR5, LPDDR5X, or GDDR'

Unfortunately, it will only get worse before it gets better.

Tom’s Hardware

Dell preps massive price hikes up to 30% citing memory pricing 'out of our control' — company reminds commercial customers that placing an order today for future delivery will not guarantee current prices

Dell's commercial sales department is set to announce a wave of price hikes affecting RAM, storage, GPU, and monitor upgrades to all corporate clients starting on December 17, according to leaked internal documents.

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Framework raises DDR5 RAM upgrade prices by 50% amid DRAM shortage — only for Laptop DIY edition, says prices will likely rise again

Framework, the computer manufacturer, has recently raised the price of the DDR5 memory options available for the Framework Laptop DIY Edition by 50%.

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The latest victim of AI-driven RAM price hikes — the cost of building your own laptop

Framework’s DIY laptops now cost more due to a 50% jump in DDR5 prices, showing how AI datacenters continue to squeeze consumer RAM supply.

Tom’s Guide

RAMageddon is finally coming for your smartphones and laptops according to new report

A new analyst report indicates that smartphone and laptop makers are starting to feel the crunch of the RAM crisis, which could lead to higher prices and worse specs.

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Framework slams Dell: Won't 'gouge customers' amid RAM crisis while explaining its own 50% price hikes

As the RAM crisis sees prices skyrocket, Framework is looking to keep costs at a minimum and calls out Dell and Apple for the rise in pricing for laptops and PCs.

Tom’s Hardware

Framework puts Dell and Apple on blast over egregious RAM prices — modular laptop maker will be forced to increase memory prices, but won't "gouge customers" like other vendors

Memory prices are rising everywhere, and the latest to be hit in the aftermath of this crisis is modular laptop manufacturer Framework, which just announced its own price hike in a very interesting fashion. The company replied to a tweet showing Dell's allegedly insane markup on RAM upgrades that later…

PC Gamer

Lenovo, HP, and Dell said to have warned customers of imminent PC price hikes, so I hope you've already picked up that upgrade you had your heart set on

More memory, no money.

PC Gamer

Framework calls out Dell and Apple for using the RAMpocalypse to 'gouge customers' on memory upgrade prices but the reality is more complicated

Dell's memory pricing is more confusing than consistently offensive.

Tom’s Hardware

Enthusiast adds OCuLink port to Framework 16 Laptop — offering PCIe 4.0 x8 bandwidth for big GPU performance gains

The project has been bandied about for years, but has finally come to fruition thanks to the dedicated efforts of one modder.

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