Framework Laptop 16 Gets a Better Touchpad, a New Look, and a Wild eGPU Trick
- On Tuesday, modular PC maker Framework unveiled the Laptop 13 Pro, a repairable notebook featuring Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips and a fully machined aluminum chassis that CEO Nirav Patel describes as a "MacBook Pro for Linux users."
- Company founder Nirav Patel said the product represents "a complete ground up redesign" addressing years of customer feedback requesting better battery stamina and performance capabilities.
- Preorders for the Laptop 13 Pro start at $1,199 for the DIY Edition or $1,499 for prebuilt configurations, offering over 20 hours of 4K Netflix streaming and a 13.5-inch touchscreen display.
- Framework also showcased an OCuLink Dev Kit for the Laptop 16 to enable external GPUs and other high-speed peripherals, alongside a forthcoming Wireless Touchpad Keyboard developed with Taiwanese manufacturer Lite-On.
- Shipments for the Laptop 13 Pro begin in June, while the OCuLink Dev Kit and Wireless Touchpad Keyboard are scheduled to launch later this year, the company said.
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Framework's New Laptop Is 'the MacBook Pro for Linux Users'
Framework arrived on the scene with its debut Laptop 13 back in early 2021, touting its modularity, customizability, and extreme repairability. The company arrived with big dreams of totally disrupting the "incredibly broken" computing market. While this dream remains in progress, Framework has left its mark, and its brand-new, redesigned Framework Laptop 13 Pro carries the torch forward in interesting ways, doubling down on the goals of its pre…
Framework unveils new Laptop 13 Pro, OcuLink kit, and lap keyboard
Pre-orders are now open for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro. Starting at $1,199, the notebook supports Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs and has a longer battery life, a haptic touchpad, a new screen, PCIe 5.0 support, and Ubuntu certification. The upgrades are also available individually, so owners of older...Read Entire Article
Framework’s first eGPUs turn its laptop into a desktop PC
Remember when Framework made the first laptop where you can easily upgrade its entire internal video card in three minutes flat? The company's getting into the external graphics game, too. As promised last August, you'll be able to turn the Framework Laptop 16's GPU modules into external ones instead. Or, you can plug in a desktop graphics card (or network card, or other PCIe cards) for more power than most laptops ever dream of having, with eig…
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