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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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Framework 13: a better laptop made with love - and assembled by myself.
Framework 13: a better laptop made with love - and assembled by myself.
The keyboard cover snaps into position using magnets and is secured when you tighten the screws in the bottom cover
The keyboard cover snaps into position using magnets and is secured when you tighten the screws in the bottom cover
I choose a standard Linux keyboard featuring no Windows but a 'super'-key. I like things SUPER.
I choose a standard Linux keyboard featuring no Windows but a 'super'-key. I like things SUPER.
The 8TB SSD is secured with a single screw
The 8TB SSD is secured with a single screw
Freshly assembled, looking good.
Freshly assembled, looking good.
Using Windows to install Linux, who doesn't love some sweet irony.
Using Windows to install Linux, who doesn't love some sweet irony.

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