Framework, company manufacturing More and wider modular, endless repair machines Its next big project is being shown. Today, it previews the laptop 12, a affordable 12.2-inch touchscreen convertible with the same spirit as the bigger siblings. The laptop 12 is an entry-level machine and is suitable for young people, students and low-income people. But it, like the rest of the framework lineup, is rather a repair, modular and vital upgrade than the compromises inherent in this type of machine.
Founder Nirav Patel explains: “There are few categories that symbolize the problem of consumer electronics like entry-level laptops, which tend to be clumsy, locked, disposable, underpowered, capable. Inadequate and frank, boring. “Laptop 12 takes the general design language of laptop 13, but trim fits smaller footprints and screens. It features a five-color boat with optional color matching stylus, each with a metal skeleton in the TPU for rigidity. Patel said that if users can break it, repairing is even easier than a laptop 13.
The company emphasizes that laptop 12 won’t use the same type of odorless parts you often find on entry-level computers. It hasn’t released a full list of specs yet, but says you’ll see options for a 13th-generation I3 or i5 core processor, which has a maximum of 48GB of DDR5 RAM. You can also choose an NVME SSD with up to 2TB and Wi-Fi 6e and use Windows 11 or Linux options. Patel added that a 1,920 x 1,200 display has been customized to introduce 400 columns of peak brightness with support from touch and stylus.
The framework says we will likely see all the bloody details of arriving at some point in April, which is also when bookings are open. The cargo is expected to start sometime in the summer and we are looking forward to seeing how this works in the real world.
