Laptop-slinger Framework refunding customers who paid top dollar for RAM
- ID
- 23084
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 10 Sep 2026, 2:23 PM
- Fetched
- 10 Sep 2026, 2:52 PM
- Provider
- The Register
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/09/10/laptop-slinger-framework-refunding-customers-who-paid-top-dollar-for-ram/5295439
- Source URL
- https://www.theregister.com/headlines.atom
Summary
- Score
- 3.5
- Created
- 10 Sep 2026, 2:52 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Framework is refunding customers who paid inflated prices for its Framework 13 Pro laptops after LPCAMM2 memory costs more than doubled between Q2 and Q3, forcing the company to ship 32GB instead of ordered 64GB. Framework has since secured a limited quantity of Micron 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 modules at lower cost and is rolling out price reductions across shipped and pending orders.
Why it matters
If you were holding off on buying a Framework laptop due to RAM pricing, the window to order or upgrade memory at reduced prices is now open — but supply is described as 'limited,' so the lower-cost modules may not last. The broader signal is that LPCAMM2 and general DRAM pricing remains volatile, which affects budgeting for any developer hardware refresh cycle this year.
Discussion angle
How volatile memory pricing should factor into hardware purchasing decisions for dev teams in 2026 — is it worth locking in orders now or waiting for further price normalization?