Framework, the company known for its repairable, modular laptops, has said that memory prices from its supplier have risen dramatically, describing the increase as "far beyond anything we had predicted." The firm noted that its supplier's latest quoted prices for memory are "more than double" those of its previous shipment, reflecting a wider surge in RAM and storage costs across the PC industry driven by soaring demand for memory chips used in AI data centres.

The steep rise in component costs threatens to push up prices for Framework's laptops and upgrade modules, squeezing a company whose business model relies on offering affordable, user-replaceable parts. The situation reflects a broader crunch affecting memory manufacturers and PC builders industry-wide, as chipmakers redirect production capacity towards higher-margin AI applications, leaving consumer computing hardware exposed to sharp cost increases.