What's in an inch? We've already got the great laptop, so why does the company believe the world needs a Framework 12 laptop as well? Well, it's not just a smaller version of its current machine, this is a new touchscreen convertible notebook, but one that's been specifically created to be an entry level laptop for "students and young people around the world."
Traditionally, affordable, entry-level machines can feel cheap and not always particularly cheerful. And Framework is particularly excoriating about this category of PC.
It's also claimed to be the company's "easiest product ever to repair" but right now we don't exactly know what that means.
So far, we only have this small preview about the new touchscreen machines, so there's no images detailing what's inside them, but presumably Framework will be re-using the same mainboard design to keep costs down. [[link]] It has said it will be fitting 13th Gen Core i3 and Core i5 chips into these machines, which ought to make them pretty powerful devices despite being [[link]] a few generations old.
Along with that there will be support for up to 48 GB of DDR5-5200 and 2 TB SSDs, with a 12-inch 1920 x 1200 touchscreen display with an impressive 400
nits peak luminance. And you can have your [[link]] choice of Windows 11 or Linux, too.
Pre-orders for the Framework 12 open in April, and we'll likely get a better idea of what's inside the machines as we get closer to that date, with deliveries expected to be in the summer of 2025.

