Framework Laptop 13

Long-term owners

In 5-10 years, you can upgrade the motherboard+processor on a framework, which is much cheaper than a whole new laptop.

Dec 2025 · comment

What hackers pick instead

• Framework LaptopRecommended as a repairable, upgradeable laptop with swappable ports and good Linux support, though many find it expensive and report firmware bugs and reliability issues.241recommend
• Framework Laptop 16A repairable laptop whose parts owners swap over the years instead of replacing the whole machine. Caveat: the premium price is hard to justify for the hardware, and it suits only some buyers.93recommend

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1. Linux support on Framework is worse than on a typical ThinkPad, and they don't have much interest in contributing to the ecosystem like System76 does.

   Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

2. Repairability isn’t an exciting “wow factor” gimmick, it’s something that should’ve been table stakes for decades, and Framework is delivering on it.

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Prefer Boring Technology”

3. Upgradability and repairability are really nice features, but the machine still needs to otherwise be an upgrade over the one it's replacing.

   Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

4. the next time you want to upgrade, you just need to buy a new mainboard, which would be considerably cheaper than buying a whole new laptop

   Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

5. I'd rather deal with some annoyances but feel that I'm part of a community project to build something pro-social, open, and sustainable

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “A Year with the Framework 13”

6. every hardware I've ever owned (including the Framework 13, which has pretty good Linux support) has had worse battery life under Linux

   Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Microsoft isn't removing Copilot from Windows 11, it's just renaming it”

7. coming from a MacBook, I’ve had more quality issues with the framework, but fixing them has always been possible with a little digging.

   Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

8. I regularly get 6-7 hours of coding done without charging on my Framework 13 linux with an AMD 7840 chip in the power-saving setting.

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “A Year with the Framework 13”

9. I am now ever so happy when they mentioned being able to just replace, part-by-part, a regular Framework 13 into a Framework 13 Pro.

   Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

10. upgradability and repairability likely push Framework Pro over the edge for me from merely "close enough" to "materially superior"

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

11. I continue to admire Framework from afar. If I were to switch from MacOS to Linux, they'd be at the top of my list when shopping.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

12. it's been more due to the fact that my main drive has too small of an EFI partition to update with the main drive in the laptop

    Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “Fixing a Bricked Framework Laptop”

13. It's sorta essential imo if they want to make good on their one value-prop: repairability and the good will that comes with it.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

14. I think this model works for the 13 and 16, because you're already buying a good laptop that you can keep longer by upgrading.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12”

15. despite the hardware being from 2022, it's all current software. And it will continue to be, practically as long as I wish it.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12”

16. repairability, upgradability and open hardware/software support don't come for free and are features that are worth paying for

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

17. the big advantage here is that I can more easily upgrade ram when (hopefully not if!) prices return to more reasonable levels

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: better battery, worse price”

18. I have the original Framework 13 chassis, 13th-gen Intel mainboard, original battery, and I've never gotten more than 5 hours

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

19. the reason my personal laptop is a Framework 13 and not a MacBook Pro is because I value upgradability and user-servicability

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “AMD continues to chip away at Intel's x86 market share”

20. imagine if early MacBook Butterfly keyboard users had the option to simply upgrade their keyboard to a fixed version for $40

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13”

21. Also I just replaced the screen on my FW13 not because it was broken but because they have one with 4x the pixels on it now.

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “My MacBook Keyboard Is Broken and It's Insanely Expensive to Fix”

22. a Macbook Pro for Linux users, made of CNC milled aluminum, haptic trackpad, and 20+ hours of 4k video playback under Linux

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

23. it's looking like Framework is creating a laptop with _better_ backwards compatibility and build-ability than a desktop PC.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

24. Framework's mission is something I wanted to support and it's an exciting product. I'm still very happy with my purchase.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12”

25. You're not gonna see Frameworks that equal the perf-per-watt of Apple until they release a model with a Snapdragon chip.

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report”

26. In 5-10 years, you can upgrade the motherboard+processor on a framework, which is much cheaper than a whole new laptop.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13”

27. I grinned and bore several years of Intel mediocrity, broken sleep, a fingerprint reader that only works half the time

    Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “Tech sucks: You have to vote with your wallet, or nothing will change”

28. If you proclaim up front that a device is "Linux first", it seems reasonable to suggest that maybe you should tell us about its performance on Linux.

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

29. Framework's claimed battery numbers require Windows to achieve, which is more than enough reason for many to not consider the FW 13 Pro

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report”

30. This is a company that wasn't able to ship a working RTC battery, a touchpad that would register a click when a physical click happened

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “Fixing a Bricked Framework Laptop”

31. No, battery life isn't on par. The only way to get the battery life Framework advertised is on Windows' 'Ultra Efficiency' mode

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.0”

32. there’s indeed a known design flaw around that cell in that it the laptop isn’t wired to drain its own actual battery instead

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “Fixing a Bricked Framework Laptop”

33. We've received reports of a small percentage of Framework Laptop 13 7040 Series BIOS updates resulting in non-bootable boards

    Criticizes · Aug 2026

34. 24h+ sounds way too optimistic

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”

35. I try to show my coworkers the cool expansion card system and end up embarrassing myself, struggling to remove the card for like 10 seconds.

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center”

36. Framework says that we can be better in some departments (modularity) while also trying to match their (Apple's) design and build quality.

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center”

37. It did annoy me slightly that they released higher quality more rigid upper parts of the chassis shortly after my launch order of the 13.

    Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “I'm returning my Framework 16”

38. Framweork have done the best they can within the confines of Intel licensing, still a long way from being able to fabricate it though

    Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “Show HN: Sowbot – open-hardware agricultural robot (ROS2, RTK GPS)”

39. My Framework 13 has four fully customizable ports, I can literally put whatever ports I want on the machine and switch them out.

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Apple Introduces MacBook Pro with All‑New M5 Pro and M5 Max”

40. the 3:2 screen ratio gives you extra vertical space compared to your typical notebook and the screen does not feel small at all

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro”