Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’

April 21, 2026 Sean Hollister

A hand and arm, in shadow, reaches out to touch the screen of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro, a shaft of light illuminating the hand
Gorilla arm who? | Image: Framework

Every time we review a Framework laptop, we find familiar pros and cons. They're truly upgradable, incredibly repairable, but we always wish the battery lasted longer. We always wish the build quality were top notch.

Today, Framework is announcing what could be the answer: the Framework Laptop 13 Pro.

I just tried it at Framework's event in San Francisco, and the build quality feels like night and day compared to the somewhat piecemeal designs the company's released before.

It's the company's first laptop to be fully machined out of blocks of 6000-series aluminum, its first with a haptic trackpad, and its first with a fully custom 13.5 …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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