The display is a 13.5-inch 3:2 screen with a 2,256-by-1,504-pixel native resolution. It includes the Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 16GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD, and Windows 10 Home. Our review unit is the middle Performance model, offering a good balance of core specs alongside the DIY design.

The Base model includes a Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB of memory, and 256GB storage, while the others bump up to one of two flavors of Core i7 CPU (the Core i7-1165G7 or Core i7-1185G7, respectively), and as much as 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage. You can select among three pre-configured models, at $999 (the Framework 'Base' model), $1,399 (the 'Performance' model), and $1,999 (the 'Pro'). To be clear, the laptop is sold with Windows and components, and is fully functional to start. It weighs just 2.8 pounds, placing it squarely in the ultraportable class. On top of that, the chassis is built with 50% post-consumer recycled aluminum and has fully recyclable packaging. In theory, this will not be the case with the Framework Laptop, which is made for users to be able to order new parts, easily access the interior, and replace what needs replacing. When the parts get old, you can't really change or upgrade them as you might on a desktop PC, and most users will eventually pass along or retire the machine. It’s hard to argue with that at most, some notebooks offer the ability to add or swap out the RAM or storage, but even that’s not a given, and mostly reserved for larger gaming or workstation-grade models. (Photo: Molly Flores)įramework Computer's argument is that most modern laptops aren’t terribly upgrade-friendly, built to be thrown away after a few years of use, and that this is bad for both the environment and consumers.

Indeed, just a few weeks before we wrote this, the Biden administration announced plans for an executive order addressing onerous repair restrictions on certain products, including types of tech.

The concept comes along at a time when both the 'right to repair' push (the ability for end users to maintain and upgrade their tech purchases rather than dispose of them) and being more environmentally friendly are firmly in the zeitgeist. The Framework Laptop comes not from a major manufacturer, but Framework Computer, a San Francisco-based company that (if you couldn’t tell from the name) is all about this product in particular.

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