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This is easy enough to do, but one annoyance is that the chassis is held together with T5 screws, which won’t play nice with a standard Phillips screwdriver. Then, you can pop the keyboard off to tinker with the internal components - even the mainboard. Here’s the black bezel - you can put white ones on, too. (Framework claims that the adhesive is reusable, so you can swap bezels back and forth.) You can also replace the keyboard, touchpad, and fingerprint reader, both individually and as a sheet. The top and side bezels attach to the chassis via magnets, and there are strips of adhesive along the bottom edge, so it’s just a matter of pulling one frame off and sticking another on - you can do it while the laptop’s running. I was also able to swap out the black bezels on the model I was sent for some white ones. The cards are essentially dongles - they slide right in, and you can swap them while the computer’s on. I stuck in a USB-A, a USB-C, an HDMI, and some extra storage, and it was a very easy task. The chassis has four bays, but you can order as many expansion cards as you want, including USB-C, USB-A, microSD, HDMI, DP, and storage expansion (250GB or 1TB).

The most unique benefit the Framework offers is the opportunity to customize ports. DIY kits start at $749, and pricing varies based on the components you select. Note that the latter two models aren’t shipping until August, while the base model won’t arrive until September - you can preorder all three now with a $100 deposit.

#New sticky part for bottom of laptop windows 10#

The $1,399 Performance model has a Core i7-1165G7, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage, while the Professional model asks $1,999 for a Core i7-1185G7, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of storage, as well as Windows 10 Pro and vPro. I tested the base model, which costs $999 and includes a Core i5-1135G7, 8GB of memory, 256GB of storage, and Windows 10 Home. The pre-built systems should cover most use cases.

Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7 (8M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz).

Display: 13.5-inch, 2256 x 1504 non-touchscreen, 3:2 aspect ratio.

And while it looks like a good package from where I’m standing, much of its value proposition hinges on whether the company lives up to its promise of supporting the device for years to come. In other words, upgradability is the reason to buy the Framework laptop - there’s not much else to discuss here. You’ll get decent performance from Intel’s 11th Gen processors, and okay (but unexciting) battery life. There’s a decently bright 3:2 display (with no touch option as of now), and a usable keyboard and touchpad. The chassis incorporates recycled materials. It’s a bit smaller than an M1 MacBook Pro, at 2.87 pounds and 0.62 inches thick. Outside of its customizability, the Framework is a fairly standard productivity ultraportable.

I suspect most people will go for one of the three pre-built systems that Framework has on offer, which can then be tweaked as needed. If you’re very particular about your specs, you can also order a “DIY edition,” including parts of your choosing, and assemble the laptop yourself.

#New sticky part for bottom of laptop upgrade#

The new 13.5-inch Framework laptop allows customers to upgrade and replace not only internal parts (RAM, battery, storage), but also external components (the keyboard, bezels, and ports). Framework, a San Francisco-based startup, sees an opening in the market there. There are a lot of 13-inch and 14-inch laptops out there, but very few offer much in the way of user-upgradability.