Hyper-modular Framework 12 laptop available for pre-order shortly

Everyone is very excited about the Nintendo Switch 2 announcements today, but there is another announcement that's near and dear to my heart – Framework. Framework is a company trying to make consumer electronics less disposable, and they're starting with laptops. They pose the question "What if you could swap out modules to improve your laptop rather than throwing it away?" and they have built a platform to do exactly that. They've successfully launched the Framework 16 and Framework 13, and today they're announcing the pre-order status of the Framework 12. Let's get into the details:

At the end of our launch livestream last month, we teased Framework Laptop 12, a colorful little laptop that is the ultimate expression of our product philosophy. We received a ton of interest around this product, and we have a lot more to share on Framework Laptop 12… in exactly a week! We’re opening pre-orders on April 9th at 8am Pacific. That’s also when we’ll share the full specifications, pricing, and shipment timing. We have a hunch that the early batches are going to go very quickly, so you may want to set up your Framework account ahead of time. In the meantime, you can check out the hands-on video we just posted on our YouTube channel where we go deeper on the design decisions we made.

We know that a lot of you are eager for updates on Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Desktop too. We’re happy to share that we’ve started manufacturing ramp on the new Ryzen™ AI 300 Series-powered Framework Laptop 13, along with the new translucent Bezels and Expansion Cards. We expect first shipments to go out and press reviews to go live in mid-April. We have a lot of manufacturing capacity ready to work through the pre-order batches quickly.

If a modular laptop sounds like your speed, you'll be happy to see that they offer a number of swappable expansions – 403 of them to be specific! Need a SD Expansion Card reader? Done. Want another USB-C port? Done. Your Ethernet port die on ya? Easily replaced. Did your display die (like it's doing on this laptop I'm using right now!), a single cable and some screws and you're back in business.

If all of this sounds interesting, you can pop over to the Framework site and put in an order for precisely what you want, starting next week! Keep an eye on their official site for all the details.