Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price
The Framework Laptop 13 Pro offers significant improvements in battery life and build quality but comes with a high price tag. While it remains a modular and repairable device, the new design breaks compatibility with some older components.
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It represents the evolution of the repairable hardware movement, balancing consumer demand for performance with the company's sustainability goals.
right laptop, wrong time Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price Framework’s latest modular laptop trades one set of problems for another.
15 Credit: Andrew Cunningham Credit: Andrew Cunningham Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav I’ve liked the Framework Laptop 13 since the first time I used it , partly because I just think the idea of a repairable and upgradeable laptop is cool and partly because it’s not Yet Another Ultraportable Trying To Be A MacBook Air Clone. But the design has always had real shortcomings—the most noticeable and serious being its mediocre battery life.
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