Framework’s new laptop means the promise of modular gadgets might be coming true
by David Pierce from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZDH3)
A little more than a year after announcing the first version of its ultra-repairable, upgradeable notebook, Framework is launching the second-generation Framework Laptop. It's meant to be substantially faster and a little more sturdy but mostly it's a signal that Framework is serious about building truly long-lasting devices and might actually be fulfilling the often promised and rarely delivered dream of upgradeable, modular gadgets.
The new laptop's headline spec is the processor: it comes with a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 chip with the top-of-the-line, $2,049 model running the Core i7-1280P. (That's a full generation jump from the current model, and these new Alder Lake chips promise big performance improvements and a boost in...