Framework Warns It Can No Longer Absorb Surging Memory Prices
Modular laptop maker Framework has released a transparent and "unfortunate" update addressing severe volatility in the silicon market, following up on previous aggressive price hikes on memory modules, warning that recent component cost spikes have reached a tipping point where it can no longer shield consumers from price increases. According to the company, updated pricing received from suppliers, particularly for specialized LPCAMM2 memory modules featured in its latest Laptop 13 Pro lineup, are more than double previous inventory baselines.
"We’ve consistently held and communicated a philosophy of absorbing price increases wherever we can, making pricing predictable and ensuring that when you place a preorder, you’ll be able to get the product you ordered at the price you ordered it at. We’ve been able to do that to date with Framework Laptop 13 Pro, and have absorbed increases in a number of areas," Framework says.
That effort just ran into a...
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