Framework Laptop 13 (2025) review: getting better with age

Framework’s new Laptop 13 looks about the same as it has for the past four years .

New model means a whole new processor and main board you can drop into the computer you already own.

The modular, upgradable, easily-repairable laptop continues to deliver on a longshot promise Framework made years ago .

Laptop has four expansion card slots and five swappable cards: two USB-C, one USB-A, DisplayPort, and an ethernet jack that juts out from the thin chassis.

Framework ’s keyboard has 1.5mm of key travel that feels good overall, though a touch spongier than I’d prefer.

The eight -core AMD AMD chip is up to 22 percent faster than the last Framework models in multicore CPU performance.

The 2880 x 1920 screen gets pretty bright at 500 nits, but color quality is squarely in the mediocre range.

Framework 's configator prices our review unit at $ 1,781 (not counting a Windows 11 license).

The Framework Laptop 13 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable laptop.

The Framework Marketplace was once a ghost town, but now it’s brimming with replacement parts and upgrades.