From the beginning, one of the benefits of desktop PCs has been the ability to replace components with easily available parts. Want more storage, more memory, or to replace a graphics adapter? Pop out ...

Throughout their history, laptops have pretty much been viewed as time-limited commodities that users have to rely on the manufacturer for if they need support. Repairability and the ability to ...

The computer manufacturer Framework has announced price increases of up to 50% for DDR5 memory upgrades on the company's Framework Laptop DIY Edition—the price adjustment results from the ongoing ...

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 ...

Framework, a startup creating a modular laptop for easy repair, is today opening pre-orders for its first product. All told, the Framework Laptop is available in four variants. When the company first ...

Built around a right-to-repair philosophy, the 13.5-inch Framework Laptop can swap out its main board, battery or even keyboard and ports. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming ...

It’s one thing to say you’re making a fully user-serviceable, upgradeable laptop. It’s another thing to actually follow through with it. The original Framework Laptop we reviewed last year did a lot ...

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The Framework Laptop 12 delivers a capable 2-in-1 laptop with extreme customizability and repairability. However, battery life is a little on the low side due to the previous-generation CPU. The ...

This may come as a surprise: Though I work at PCWorld, I don’t build computers. Well, I can. I have. But it’s one thing to buy a few thousand dollars’ worth of parts and then build a desktop on a ...