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A Practical Installation Guide

Feb. 10, 2025 -

Consumer electronics often lock us into sealed hardware and forced upgrades, creating enormous e-waste. Framework challenges that norm by making laptops you can service, upgrade, and customise, which extends their lifespan and cuts down on unnecessary e-waste. My Framework 13 arrived this week and I assembled it myself. This post is a quick rundown of what that process involved, why I chose this brand, and what’s next.

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Freshly assembled, looking good.
Freshly assembled, looking good.
Installing the two 48GB RAM modules is easy
Installing the two 48GB RAM modules is easy
The case is securely closed by 5 standard screws (screwdriver is included!)
The case is securely closed by 5 standard screws (screwdriver is included!)
Framework 13: a better laptop made with love - and assembled by myself.
Framework 13: a better laptop made with love - and assembled by myself.
Using Windows to install Linux, who doesn't love some sweet irony.
Using Windows to install Linux, who doesn't love some sweet irony.
The laptop features swappable port modules, enabling you to choose your own ports for I/O.
The laptop features swappable port modules, enabling you to choose your own ports for I/O.

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