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 ...

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 ...

Over a decade-plus of doing gadget reviews and review-adjacent things, my wife (and, lately, my 5-year-old) have mostly stopped commenting on the ever-shifting selection of laptops I have in my bag or ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Even in these days of mostly incremental, not-too-exciting GPU upgrades, the graphics card in a gaming PC or graphics-centric workstation will still feel its age faster than your CPU will. And the ...

Framework builds modular, repairable laptops that anyone can take apart and put back together again. It’s a big deal in an era where laptops are regularly sold as a single unit that, should one part ...

The Framework Desktop DIY Edition is a thoughtfully engineered small-form-factor desktop PC that is both an entry point into enthusiast computing as well as a powerful AI desktop in its own right. The ...

Absurdly large bezels. Thick and heavy for the size. Performance is a bit slow. The new Framework Laptop 12 starts at just $549 for the DIY Edition, a fantastic deal for the price, but also a laptop ...

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 ...