Framework announces the Laptop 13 Pro, its most premium 13-inch model, featuring a fully custom 13.5-inch 2.8K display, aluminum chassis, and 74Wh battery (22% larger capacity). The company positions it as "the MacBook Pro for Linux users" and claims it can match MacBook Pro battery life in streaming tests. The model starts at $1,499 for prebuilt configurations and maintains backward compatibility with existing Framework Laptop 13 components.
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Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’
Framework positions its new $1,499 Laptop 13 Pro as a MacBook Pro alternative for Linux users, claiming parity battery life through custom 2.8K displays and a 74Wh battery while maintaining component backward compatibility.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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