Framework's 32GB module has jumped from $439 to $800, an increase of 82%, while the 64GB option has risen from $849 to a brutal $1,600, up 88%....
  • androidul@lemmy.worldEnglish
    55·
    3 days ago

    the finger pointing shouldn’t be on the hyperscalers alone, it’s pure greed also from the manufacturers end because they have accepted backfill orders of such grade.

    Also these are manufactured in China mainly which don’t give a damn about regulations or have any protections for what we’re facing currently

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      3 days ago

      The problem is partially in capacity.

      The manufacturers COULD build more capacity, but if the demand drops suddenly they’d never recoup the costs.

      So they jack up the prices as long as someone is willing to buy.

        • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          Exactly. They know this demand will disappear. They know this bubble will burst. And it will do so probably before they even break ground on a new manufacturing facility, definitely before it is completed. These types of facilities don’t get built in a few months, they take years.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      14·
      3 days ago

      RAM manufacturers have a long long history of artificially inflating prices. We really need more manufacturers, and there’s never been a better, more lucrative time.

  • Mereo@piefed.caEnglish
    33·
    3 days ago

    I feel for Framework. They’re not a big company like Apple with any sway. Even Apple had to raise its prices, which speaks to the state of the market.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    15·
    3 days ago

    So fucking nuts. A couple years ago I found and bought a new pair of Corsair vengeance 16GB ddr4 ram sticks for $5 from a bin store. That same 32GB set is like $226 on Amazon.

    This AI and monopolized ram bullshit has screwed up so much for consumers and it just keeps getting worse.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zipEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    When I bought my framework I was like “ram is cheap might as well max it out”. $220 (after tax) for 96gb, a couple months later the insanity started. I have no possible use for this much ram and I’m torn between getting a little extra money selling one of the sticks or holding onto it under the assumption I’ll never be able to afford any again. Between that and the size of nvmes I got my laptop is worth like 50% more now than it was new this is ridiculous