Modular Hardware

San Francisco-based Framework Computer, founded in 2019, has announced an extremely modular 13.5-inch notebook powered by Intel Tiger Lake-U35 "that can be upgraded, customized and repaired in a way no other notebook can," according to the manufacturer. It is scheduled for release in the summer of 2021.

Weighing 1.3 kilograms and measuring a maximum of 15.85 mm thick, the notebook will be made from a solid block of aluminium and will house a 13.5-inch 3:2 aspect ratio display with a resolution of 2,256 × 1,504 pixels, a "great" battery with a capacity of 55 Wh, and a "great" keyboard with 1.5 mm key travel.