Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Framework lowers prices type headlines this week are overselling it:
All that changed: they swapped to a cheaper ADATA XPG Mars 970 SSD and passed the savings to existing 13 Pro pre-orders (500GB orders bumped to 1TB at a lower price).
But both the old and new drives are PCIe Gen5 x4, so it’s not much faster? Just cheaper. The base laptop price didn’t move, and Framework says a system price hike is coming “in the coming weeks” on CPU costs. 
Meh, I still think ThinkPads are better value.