Overview
- New pricing sets the 32GB Framework Desktop at $1,139 (up from $1,099), the 64GB model at $1,639 (up from $1,599), and the 128GB configuration at $2,459 (up from $1,999).
- The company characterizes the changes as modest for 32GB and 64GB models at $40 each, with the 128GB system rising by $460.
- Framework states it is only passing through higher LPDDR5x supplier costs and is using a weighted‑average cost method to manage volatile inventory pricing.
- Analysts cited in the coverage expect the LPDDR5x shortage, fueled by heavy AI-driven memory demand, to keep prices elevated into 2027 or 2028.
- Other hardware makers have raised prices or flagged increases, with Raspberry Pi moving first and major OEMs such as Dell, HP, Xiaomi, Acer, and Asus warning of hikes.