Framework

Stop Fighting for the 192GB AI Desktop. You’re Solving the Wrong Bottleneck.

📅 July 23, 2026 📂 Systems & Hardware

The rush to buy 192GB AI desktops like the new Framework machine is driving prices up by thousands and emptying stock. But we’re obsessing over the wrong spec. For local LLMs, memory bandwidth—not capacity—is the true performance killer. Here’s why paying the AI tax for maximum RAM is a trap.

I Pre-Ordered a Framework to Stick It to Apple. Then They Stuck It to Me.

📅 July 22, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Framework built its reputation as the anti-Apple—modular, repairable, consumer-friendly. But when they raised prices on pre-orders, they betrayed the very customers who switched to stick it to Apple. This is a cautionary tale about the limits of mission-driven branding.

Anti-Apple Betrayal Brand Trust Consumer Electronics Framework Laptop Marketing Modular Pre-order Pricing