Introducing the new and upgraded Framework Laptop running Windows 11


installing mainboard


When we launched the Framework Laptop a year ago, we shared a promise for a better kind of Consumer Electronics: one in which you have the power to upgrade, repair, and customize your products to make them last longer and fit your needs better. Today, we’re honored to deliver on that promise with a new generation of the Framework Laptop, bringing a massive performance upgrade with the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, available for pre-order now. We spent the last year gathering feedback from early adopters to refine the product as we scale up. We’ve redesigned our lid assembly for significantly improved rigidity and carefully optimized standby battery life, especially for Linux users. Finally, we continue to expand on the Expansion Card portfolio, with a new 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card coming soon.

In addition to launching our new Framework Laptops with these upgrades, we’re living up to our mission by making all of them available individually as modules and combined as Upgrade Kits in the Framework Marketplace. This is perhaps the first time ever that generational upgrades are available in a high-performance thin and light laptop, letting you pick the improvements you want without needing to buy a full new machine.

12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors​

Framework Laptops with 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors are available for pre-order today in all countries we currently ship to: US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, and Ireland. We’ll be launching in additional countries throughout the year, and you can help us prioritize by registering your interest. We’re using a batch pre-order system, with only a fully-refundable $100/€100/£100 deposit required at the time of pre-order. Mainboards with 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, our revamped Top Cover, and the Upgrade Kit that combines the two are available for waitlisting on the Marketplace today. You can register to get notified as soon as they come in stock. The first batch of new laptops as well as the new Marketplace items start shipping this July.

performance


12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors bring major architectural advancements, adding 8 Efficiency Cores on top of 4 or 6 Performance Cores with Hyper-Threading. This means the top version we offer, the i7-1280P, has a mind-boggling 14 CPU cores and 20 threads. All of this results in an enormous increase in performance. In heavily multi-threaded benchmarks like Cinebench R23, we see results that are *double* the last generation i7-1185G7 processor. In addition to the top of the line i7-1280P configuration, we have i5-1240P and i7-1260P options available, all supporting up to 30W sustained performance and 60W boost.

We launched a new product comparison page, letting you compare all of the versions of the Framework Laptop now available. Every model is equally thin and light at <16mm and <1.3kg, and each has our Expansion Card system that lets you choose your ports, a 13.5” 3:2 display optimal for productivity, a great-feeling keyboard with 1.5mm key travel, a 1080p webcam, hardware privacy switches, and more. We offer both ready-to-use Framework Laptops with Windows 11 and our extremely popular Framework Laptop DIY Edition that lets you bring and assemble your own memory, storage, and Operating System, such as your preferred Linux distro. If you need a laptop today (or a volume order of laptops) or want a bargain, we're dropping the price of the first-generation Framework Laptop until we run out of the limited inventory we have left. If you ever need more performance in the future, you can upgrade to the latest modules whenever you’d like!

Optimized for Linux​

We continue to focus on solid Linux support, and we’re happy to share that Fedora 36 works fantastically well out of the box, with full hardware functionality including WiFi and fingerprint reader support. Ubuntu 22.04 also works great after applying a couple of workarounds, and we’re working to eliminate that need. We also studied and carefully optimized the standby power draw of the system in Linux. You can check compatibility with popular distros as we continue to test on our Linux page or in the Framework Community.

Precision Machined​


mainboard and top cover


In redesigning the Framework Laptop’s lid assembly, we switched from an aluminum forming process to a full CNC process on the Top Cover, substantially improving rigidity. While there is more raw material required when starting from a solid block of 6063 aluminum, we’re working with our supplier Hamagawa to reduce environmental impact. We currently use 75% pre-consumer-recycled alloy and are searching for post-consumer sources. The Top Cover (CNC) is built into all configurations of the Framework Laptop launching today, and is available as a module both as part of the Upgrade Kit or individually.

Ethernet Expansion Card​

ethernet expansion cards


Support for Ethernet has consistently been one of the most popular requests from the Framework Laptop community. We started development on an Expansion Card shortly after launch last year and are now ready to share a preview of the results. Using a Realtek RTL8156 controller, the Ethernet Expansion Card supports 2.5Gbit along with 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet. This card will be available later this year, and you can register to get notified in the Framework Marketplace.

Reduce Reuse Recycle​

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We’re incredibly happy to live up to the promise of longevity and upgradeability in the Framework Laptop. We also want to ensure we’re reducing waste and respecting the planet by enabling reuse of modules. If you’re upgrading to a new Mainboard, check out the open source designs we released earlier this year for creative ways to repurpose your original Mainboard. We’re starting to see some incredible projects coming out of creators and developers. To further reduce environmental impact, you can also make your Framework Laptop carbon neutral by picking up carbon capture in the Framework Marketplace.

We’re ramping up into production now with our manufacturing partner Compal at a new site in Taoyuan, Taiwan, a short drive from our main fulfillment center, helping reduce the risk of supply chain and logistics challenges. We recommend getting your pre-order in early to hold your place in line and to give us a better read on production capacity needs. We can’t wait to see what you think of these upgrades, and we’re looking forward to remaking Consumer Electronics with you!


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Has anyone bought one yet? They seem a bit expensive. I'd like to know if the components and case feel durable.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2894
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift SF114-34
    CPU
    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    Cooling
    fanless
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot Secure Anywhere
    Other Info
    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
    CPU
    Atom N450 1.66GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
Has anyone bought one yet? They seem a bit expensive. I'd like to know if the components and case feel durable.

Not sure if this review will answer that. I got bored watching it.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.4890
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    100/40Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
Linus not only likes it.... he's invested in it, too.


 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3194 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
From everything I have heard, they are great machines. Lots of good reviews out there for them. Linus from Linus Tech Tips is invested in them, and has his team review it as well without his input. But there are multiple reviews out there for them. I love the concept. I think the price being a bit higher is necessary for the upgradeability, which will definitely save money over time.

Overall, when my dell dies I will definitely be looking to get one. I love the idea of choosing your own ports and being able to upgrade your system. Especially the graphics card on the gaming machine they have. That part alone is huge.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5700 X3D
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4 3600mhz Gskill Ripjaws V
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070 Super , 12GB VRAM Asus EVO Overclock
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte M27Q (rev. 2.0) 2560 x 1440 @ 170hz HDR
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung nvme ssd
    2TB XPG nvme ssd
    PSU
    CORSAIR RMx SHIFT Series™ RM750x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
    Case
    CORSAIR 3500X ARGB Mid-Tower ATX PC Case – Black
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240 CPU Water Cooler
    Internet Speed
    900mbps DOWN, 100mbps UP
  • Operating System
    Chrome OS
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Chromebook
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Quad Core
    Memory
    4GB LPDDR4
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14 Inch HD SVA anti glare micro edge display
    Hard Drives
    64 GB emmc
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