Framework Boosts Its 13-inch Laptop With New CPUs, Lower Prices, and Better Screens (arstechnica.com) 4
Framework, a company known for its modular laptops, has announced a fourth round of iterative updates and upgrade options for its Framework Laptop 13. The upgrades include motherboards and pre-built laptops featuring new Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra processors with Intel Arc dedicated GPUs, lower prices for AMD Ryzen 7000 and 13th-gen Intel editions, and a new display with a higher resolution and refresh rate.
The Core Ultra boards come with three CPU options, with prices starting at $899 for a pre-built or DIY model. Upgrading from an older Intel Framework board requires an upgrade to DDR5 RAM, and Framework charges $40 for every 8GB of DDR5-5600, which is above market rates. The new 13.5-inch display has a resolution of 2880x1920, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and costs $130 more than the standard display.
The Core Ultra boards come with three CPU options, with prices starting at $899 for a pre-built or DIY model. Upgrading from an older Intel Framework board requires an upgrade to DDR5 RAM, and Framework charges $40 for every 8GB of DDR5-5600, which is above market rates. The new 13.5-inch display has a resolution of 2880x1920, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and costs $130 more than the standard display.
Original announcement from Framework, lower prices (Score:2, Interesting)
Original Framework blog post and discussion:
https://frame.work/blog/introd... [frame.work]
https://community.frame.work/t... [frame.work]
--- Previous generation Intel and current AMD DIY models (BYO RAM, storage, OS, expansion cards) start at $779-799.
--- The new display can supports 2x scaling in Linux and has very slightly rounded corners!
Frame for Business sustainable repairable laptops (Score:1)
In the blog they write [frame.work]
The single biggest surprise we’ve had since starting Framework is how quickly IT Managers came to us requesting longer-lasting, repairable computers for the businesses they support. There are now thousands of businesses switching fully to Framework Laptops. With this generation, we’re expanding our Framework for Business program further, with a set of Framework Laptop 13 configurations with a three year extended limited warranty and Windows 11 Pro with Autopilot support enabled out of the box. Interested businesses and professionals can order directly through our site or reach out to our Framework for Business team to get set up.
The idea of an easily incrementally upgradable laptop is great even for home. We've had this in PCs forever but it's new that anyone can keep their upgraded laptop display, case, and storage, sell or repurpose the old motherboard for a home server (they sell a desktop case), or just know that new and better batteries fit your old system in a few years. Less E-waste.
Buying a laptop that costs your own money is easier if you know that you can just swap in a new case or display if you ev
Good stuff (Score:3)
Quality products that you can repair, upgrade, and, in the case of old motherboards, use as stand-alone servers.
Good stuff.
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