Introduction
We didn't do a step-by-step teardown for this device, but we did make a video! If you'd rather read along, see here.
Framework announced a 13” laptop designed from the ground up with repair and modularity in mind. We’ve been anxiously awaiting this thing, and it’s finally here: the Framework Laptop. Surely its top-tier repairability comes at a cost? Let’s tear it down and find out!
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What you need
Video Overview
Learn how to repair your Framework Laptop with this video overview.- Every important component in the laptop is easy to access and replace.
- Inside the laptop, most components are helpfully labeled to help orient and guide the fixer.
- The Framework Laptop repair guides are free and easily accessible, and Framework is already selling spare parts right on their website.
- External ports on the laptop are modular, but the actual USB-C sockets they plug into are soldered to the main board, complicating a potential port replacement.
Final Thoughts
Repairability Score
10
Repairability 10 out of 10
(10 is easiest to repair)
(10 is easiest to repair)
13 Comments
Buying one! When it comes to Turkey
KAAN CAN - Reply
noice! a rare 10!
Ch_pi - Reply
I have faith in these guys! Respects from Turkey.
Ömer Gülcü - Reply
Definitiely ordering one when the deliver to Sweden, no doubt!
Alex Olsson - Reply
I love it! Definitively my next laptop!
gustaudio - Reply