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

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Modular laptop manufacturer Framework just dropped its monthly newsletter covering the memory and storage chip shortage, and it seems that the situation isn’t improving. The company said on its blog that it will still have to increase RAM pricing for the third month in a row, with DDR5 SO-DIMMs now costing between $13 to $18 per GB, depending on the capacity. This is a smaller amount compared to previous increases, which saw RAM prices jump from $10 to $13 per GB in December 2025 to $12 to $16 GB in February — an increase of about $2 to $3 per GB (compared to the $1 to $2 increase this month). Still, we will have to wait and see if memory prices will stabilize at this level or if we will see further increases in the coming months.

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