Earlier this year, Framework announced it was making a smaller, 12-inch laptop and a beefy desktop to go alongside its 13- and 16-inch notebooks. A few months later, and the former has arrived, ...

I should know what the new Framework Laptop 16 (2025) is capable of, being that I’m the one who built it. Well, okay, I didn’t use a CNC machine to carve out the aluminum frame or craft the fan ...

The Framework 13 now feels like a laptop that's more than a modular, repairable novelty. It's now a device that's a joy to both build and use. Reading time 5 minutes It takes a lot to stand out among ...

If you're a PC hardware geek who's been dreaming of a laptop that you can upgrade far beyond the life cycle of a typical machine, Framework's modular notebooks must seem like a miracle. The American ...

Throughout their history, laptops have pretty much been viewed as time-limited commodities that users have to rely on the manufacturer for if they need support. Repairability and the ability to ...

There’s a powerful moment that happens every time you build your own PC. After your chosen components are slotted into place, every connection is double-checked, and each wire is neatly tucked away, ...

When you read a laptop review, even if the new laptop looks identical to last year’s model, the company has usually sent the reviewer an entirely new product to set up and test. For this review of the ...

The competition between Intel and AMD is a tale as old as time. And here, in the unobtrusive and unsuspecting Framework Laptop 13, that competition comes to a head. Because, for the first time, this ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The Framework Desktop is an interesting machine. It offers ...

Framework’s main claim to fame is its commitment to modular, upgradeable, repairable laptops. The jury’s still out on early 2024’s Framework Laptop 16 and mid-2025’s Framework Laptop 12, neither of ...