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Framework
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Founded	2020-01
Legal Structure	Private
Industry	Computer Hardware
Also known as
Official website	https://frame.work

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Framework Computer, Inc. is an American personal computer manufacturer. It was founded in January 2020, by current CEO Nirav Patel. The company specializes in customization and repairability, the latter also helping the environment through making less laptops needing to be thrown out.

Consumer impact summary

Freedom

As a result of their products being highly modular and Framework not utilizing parts pairing, consumers can heavily customize devices to their liking. Framework also offers DIY editions of their products which offers consumers the option to utilize their own sourced memory, storage and operating system. Framework laptops are also compatible with experimental RISC-V open architecture CPUs.^[1]

User Privacy

As Framework sells solely the hardware and not the software, it doesn't need any more information than is necessary. The Framework team have shown interest in implementing open source firmware such as a variant of Coreboot into their laptops.^[2]

Transparency

Detailed assembly, repair and maintenance videos can be watched at the official knowledgebase^[3]. BIOS, firmware and driver updates are visible on e-mail subscription, knowledge base and (commentable) Framework Community posts^[4]. No forced BIOS updates for Windows users.

Business Model

Framework's business model is to make repairable and customizable computers, at a hardware level. Framework also makes money from selling parts to consumers.

Market Control

Framework is a relatively new player in the OEM PC sector, but in the niche they occupy, they are a significant player, mostly due to a lack of competition.

Incidents

Laptop 13 61Wh Battery Swelling:

The high energy density 61Wh battery has more swelling incidents than the previous 55Wh battery^[5]^[6]^[7]. Framework mitigated this problem by having the battery automatic discharge down to 85% after fully charged and connected on AC adapter for more than three days^[8]. However, this function may interfere with manual charge limit setting.

Laptop 16 Overheating:

Early models have liquid metal as the thermal interface between the CPU and its heat sink, which is known to degrade, leading to worse and uneven heat transfer^[9]. Framework eventually changed to using Honeywell's PTM7958 phase change material, and the company provided a form for Laptop 16 owners at the time of the production change to request a phase change pad to replace their laptop's liquid metal. ^[10] However, removing the liquid metal can be challenging - Framework's provided guide to replace the liquid metal with the PTM7958 pad rates the operation as "difficult", with 40 steps and an estimated time between 30 minutes and an hour. ^[11] One owner described the process as "quite a chore", though they only ended up taking "20-30 minutes to finish". ^[12]

Positivities

Assisting repairability:

Framework utilizes QR codes on parts of their devices which users can scan to get support, view guides, order replacements or upgrades.^[13]

They have partnered with iFixit to make repair guides.^[14]

Highly favourable reviews on iFixit:

The Laptop 12,^[15] 13^[16] and 16^[17] have all received highly favourable reviews on iFixit, a pro consumer repair outlet, for their repairability.

Products

Framework Desktop (February 2025): a mini-computer designed to have its case be more customizable through tiles that are able to be taken out and put back somewhere else.

Framework Laptop 12 (February 2025): is told as being a customizable laptop with 360° support and it comes with a stylus, being able to practically be used as a tablet.^[18]

Framework Laptop 13 (July 2021): is closer to your usual laptop, but is more repairable, it is seen as the most popular option by far from the other products.

Framework Laptop 16 (March 2023): It is the second most popular option and offers more customization than the Laptop 13. It can provide greater performance, and its keyboard is customizable, allowing it to be removed and repositioned. The keypad can also be removed and replaced with lighting modules, enabling a higher level of personalization.

References

↑ Geerling, Jeff (8 Dec 2025). "The DC-ROMA II is the fastest RISC-V laptop and is odd". Jeff Geerling’s Blog. Retrieved 9 Mar 2026.
↑ https://community.frame.work/t/responded-coreboot-on-the-framework-laptop/791
↑ "Welcome to the Framework Knowledge Base". Help Center. Archived from the original on 9 Feb 2026.
↑ @ Quin_Chou. "Framework Laptop 16 Ryzen 7040 BIOS 4.03 Release STABLE". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 5 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
↑ @Adam_Schindler (2025-09-13). "61Wh Battery Inflated". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 15 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ @John_Goerzen (2024-09-18). "Swollen Battery <1yr in, How to address?". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ @qemu-system-x86_64 (2025-11-12). "Battery swelling (FL13 / amd 7040 / 61Wh)". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ @Kieran_Levin (2024-10-25). "BIOS update required to prevent premature aging of 61Wh battery". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ @zachary_stout (2024-08-04). "Uneven CPU thermals!". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 8 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
↑ "Our first new Framework Laptop 16 Expansion Bay module!". Framework Community. 2024-12-16. Archived from the original on 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
↑ "Liquid Metal -> PTM 7958". Framework Guides. 2025-04-07. Archived from the original on 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
↑ Pham, Linh (2025-09-09). "Framework Laptop 16: Replacing Liquid Metal with PTM". linhpham.org. Archived from the original on 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
↑ "Try It Out". Framework. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Framework Repair Hub". iFixit. Retrieved 2026-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Chamberlain, Elizabeth (2025-06-18). "Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12". iFixit. Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ Dixon, Taylor (2021-07-28). "Framework Laptop Teardown: 10/10, But is it Perfect?". iFixit. Archived from the original on 18 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ iFixit (2024-01-23). "The Framework 16 Teardown!-Best Teardown of the year already??". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
↑ "Framework | Order your Framework Laptop 12 now". frame.work. Archived from the original on January 10, 2026.

[1] Geerling, Jeff (8 Dec 2025). "The DC-ROMA II is the fastest RISC-V laptop and is odd". Jeff Geerling’s Blog. Retrieved 9 Mar 2026.

[2] ttps://community.frame.work/t/responded-coreboot-on-the-framework-laptop/791

[3] "Welcome to the Framework Knowledge Base". Help Center. Archived from the original on 9 Feb 2026.

[4] @ Quin_Chou. "Framework Laptop 16 Ryzen 7040 BIOS 4.03 Release STABLE". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 5 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-14.

[5] @Adam_Schindler (2025-09-13). "61Wh Battery Inflated". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 15 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[6] @John_Goerzen (2024-09-18). "Swollen Battery <1yr in, How to address?". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[7] @qemu-system-x86_64 (2025-11-12). "Battery swelling (FL13 / amd 7040 / 61Wh)". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] @Kieran_Levin (2024-10-25). "BIOS update required to prevent premature aging of 61Wh battery". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[9] @zachary_stout (2024-08-04). "Uneven CPU thermals!". Framework Community. Archived from the original on 8 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-14.

[10] "Our first new Framework Laptop 16 Expansion Bay module!". Framework Community. 2024-12-16. Archived from the original on 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

[11] "Liquid Metal -> PTM 7958". Framework Guides. 2025-04-07. Archived from the original on 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

[12] Pham, Linh (2025-09-09). "Framework Laptop 16: Replacing Liquid Metal with PTM". linhpham.org. Archived from the original on 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

[13] "Try It Out". Framework. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[14] "Framework Repair Hub". iFixit. Retrieved 2026-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[15] Chamberlain, Elizabeth (2025-06-18). "Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12". iFixit. Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[16] Dixon, Taylor (2021-07-28). "Framework Laptop Teardown: 10/10, But is it Perfect?". iFixit. Archived from the original on 18 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[17] Fixit (2024-01-23). "The Framework 16 Teardown!-Best Teardown of the year already??". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-24.

[18] "Framework | Order your Framework Laptop 12 now". frame.work. Archived from the original on January 10, 2026.

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 ===Freedom===
-Framework allows its consumers to easily customize laptops, by having built-in options to change things they wouldn't normally be able to do, especially with the DIY version of their laptops. The customers are given the tools and instructions to teach them how to build their laptop with a great deal of freedom.
+As a result of their products being highly modular and Framework not utilizing {{wplink|Right to repair#Software|parts pairing}}, consumers can heavily customize devices to their liking. Framework also offers DIY editions of their products which offers consumers the option to utilize their own sourced memory, storage and operating system. Framework laptops are also compatible with experimental RISC-V open architecture CPUs.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Geerling |first=Jeff |date=8 Dec 2025 |title=The DC-ROMA II is the fastest RISC-V laptop and is odd |url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/dc-roma-ii-fastest-risc-v-laptop-and-odd/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Jeff Geerling’s Blog}}</ref>
 ===User Privacy===
-As Framework sells solely the hardware and not the software, it doesn't need any more information than is necessary.
+As Framework sells solely the hardware and not the software, it doesn't need any more information than is necessary. The Framework team have shown interest in implementing open source firmware such as a variant of Coreboot into their laptops.<ref> https://community.frame.work/t/responded-coreboot-on-the-framework-laptop/791</ref>
+<!-- potentially misleading as many hardware vendors still collect as much data as possible -->
+===Transparency===
+Detailed assembly, repair and maintenance videos can be watched at the official knowledgebase<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Framework Knowledge Base |url=https://knowledgebase.frame.work/ |url-status=live |website=Help Center |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260209003035/https://knowledgebase.frame.work/ |archive-date=9 Feb 2026}}</ref>. BIOS, firmware and driver updates are visible on e-mail subscription, knowledge base and (commentable) Framework Community posts<ref>{{Cite web |last=@ Quin_Chou |title=Framework Laptop 16 Ryzen 7040 BIOS 4.03 Release STABLE |url=https://community.frame.work/t/framework-laptop-16-ryzen-7040-bios-4-03-release-stable/79274 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205084159/https://community.frame.work/t/framework-laptop-16-ryzen-7040-bios-4-03-release-stable/79274 |archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref>. No [[Forced BIOS Firmware Update|forced BIOS updates]] for Windows users.
 ===Business Model===
-Framework business model is to make repairable and customizable computers, at a hardware level.
+Framework's business model is to make repairable and customizable computers, at a hardware level. Framework also makes money from selling parts to consumers.
+[[File: Framework part shop.jpeg|thumb| Framework’s marketplace for repair and replacement parts.]]
 ===Market Control===
-Framework is known for making highly modular and user-upgradeable laptops - [https://www.windowscentral.com/best-upgradeable-laptop some reviews even call it one of the only fully upgradeable consumer laptops] available with replaceable motherboard, CPU, ports, etc. But that doesn’t mean it “controls the whole market” because there isn’t a sizeable established “modular laptop market” with traditional competitors and market share metrics the way you would see in mainstream laptop segments rather than part by part.
+Framework is a relatively new player in the OEM PC sector, but in the niche they occupy, they are a significant player, mostly due to a lack of competition.
 ==Incidents==
-No incidents have happened yet
-==Positive Incidents==
+===Laptop 13 61Wh Battery Swelling:===
+The high energy density 61Wh battery has more swelling incidents than the previous 55Wh battery<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Adam_Schindler |date=2025-09-13 |title=61Wh Battery Inflated |url=https://community.frame.work/t/61wh-battery-inflated/75169 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251015213430/https://community.frame.work/t/61wh-battery-inflated/75169 |archive-date=15 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=@John_Goerzen |date=2024-09-18 |title=Swollen Battery <1yr in, How to address? |url=https://community.frame.work/t/swollen-battery-1yr-in-how-to-address/57848 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219080248/https://community.frame.work/t/swollen-battery-1yr-in-how-to-address/57848 |archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=@qemu-system-x86_64 |date=2025-11-12 |title=Battery swelling (FL13 / amd 7040 / 61Wh) |url=https://community.frame.work/t/battery-swelling-fl13-amd-7040-61wh/77653 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251211210759/https://community.frame.work/t/battery-swelling-fl13-amd-7040-61wh/77653 |archive-date=11 Dec 2025}}</ref>. Framework mitigated this problem by having the battery automatic discharge down to 85% after fully charged and connected on AC adapter for more than three days<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Kieran_Levin |date=2024-10-25 |title=BIOS update required to prevent premature aging of 61Wh battery |url=https://community.frame.work/t/bios-update-required-to-prevent-premature-aging-of-61wh-battery/59580 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260110051537/https://community.frame.work/t/bios-update-required-to-prevent-premature-aging-of-61wh-battery/59580 |archive-date=10 Jan 2026}}</ref>. However, this function may interfere with manual charge limit setting.
+===Laptop 16 Overheating:===
+Early models have liquid metal as the thermal interface between the CPU and its heat sink, which is known to degrade, leading to worse and uneven heat transfer<ref>{{Cite web |last=@zachary_stout |date=2024-08-04 |title=Uneven CPU thermals! |url=https://community.frame.work/t/uneven-cpu-thermals/55614/1 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Framework Community |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251008161122/https://community.frame.work/t/uneven-cpu-thermals/55614/1 |archive-date=8 Oct 2025}}</ref>.
+Framework eventually changed to using Honeywell's PTM7958 phase change material, and the company provided a form for Laptop 16 owners at the time of the production change to request a phase change pad to replace their laptop's liquid metal.
+<ref>
+{{Cite web
+| title=Our first new Framework Laptop 16 Expansion Bay module!
+| url=https://community.frame.work/t/our-first-new-framework-laptop-16-expansion-bay-module/61888
+| website=Framework Community
+| date=2024-12-16
+| access-date=2026-03-09
+| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818092408/https://community.frame.work/t/our-first-new-framework-laptop-16-expansion-bay-module/61888
+| archive-date=2025-08-18
+}}
+</ref>
+However, removing the liquid metal can be challenging - Framework's provided guide to replace the liquid metal with the PTM7958 pad rates the operation as "difficult", with 40 steps and an estimated time between 30 minutes and an hour.
+<ref>
+{{Cite web
+| url=https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Liquid+Metal+-%3E+PTM+7958/402
+| title=Liquid Metal -> PTM 7958
+| website=Framework Guides
+| date=2025-04-07
+| access-date=2026-03-09
+| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303171447/https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Liquid+Metal+-%3E+PTM+7958/402
+| archive-date=2026-03-03
+}}
+</ref>
+One owner described the process as "quite a chore", though they only ended up taking "20-30 minutes to finish".
+<ref>{{Cite web |author=Pham |first=Linh |date=2025-09-09 |title=Framework Laptop 16: Replacing Liquid Metal with PTM |url=https://linhpham.org/blog/2025/framework-laptop-16-replacing-liquid-metal-ptm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310043512/https://linhpham.org/blog/2025/framework-laptop-16-replacing-liquid-metal-ptm/ |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=linhpham.org}}</ref>
+==Positivities==
 ===Assisting repairability:===
-Framework utilizes QR codes on parts of their devices which users can scan to get support, view guides, order replacements or upgrades<ref>{{Cite web |title=Try It Out |url=https://frame.work/try-it-out |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework}}</ref>
+Framework utilizes QR codes on parts of their devices which users can scan to get support, view guides, order replacements or upgrades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Try It Out |url=https://frame.work/try-it-out |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Framework |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240531114153/https://frame.work/try-it-out |archive-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
+They have partnered with iFixit to make repair guides.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Framework Repair Hub |url=https://www.ifixit.com/framework |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=[[iFixit]]}}</ref>
 ===Highly favourable reviews on iFixit:===
-The Laptop 12,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Elizabeth |date=2025-06-18 |title=Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12 |url=https://www.ifixit.com/News/111201/tough-tiny-and-totally-repairable-inside-the-framework-12 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=iFixit}}</ref> 13<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Taylor |date=2021-07-28 |title=Framework Laptop Teardown: 10/10, But is it Perfect? |url=https://www.ifixit.com/News/51614/framework-laptop-teardown-10-10-but-is-it-perfect |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=iFixit}}</ref> and 16<ref>{{Cite web |last=iFixit |date=2024-01-23 |title=The Framework 16 Teardown!-Best Teardown of the year already?? |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uv8fajOrc |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=YouTube}}</ref> have all received highly favourable reviews on [https://www.ifixit.com iFixit], a pro consumer repair outlet, for their repairability.
+The Laptop 12,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Elizabeth |date=2025-06-18 |title=Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12 |url=https://www.ifixit.com/News/111201/tough-tiny-and-totally-repairable-inside-the-framework-12 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=iFixit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260122144331/https://www.ifixit.com/News/111201/tough-tiny-and-totally-repairable-inside-the-framework-12 |archive-date=22 Jan 2026}}</ref> 13<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Taylor |date=2021-07-28 |title=Framework Laptop Teardown: 10/10, But is it Perfect? |url=https://www.ifixit.com/News/51614/framework-laptop-teardown-10-10-but-is-it-perfect |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=iFixit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260118164148/https://www.ifixit.com/News/51614/framework-laptop-teardown-10-10-but-is-it-perfect |archive-date=18 Jan 2026}}</ref> and 16<ref>{{Cite web |last=iFixit |date=2024-01-23 |title=The Framework 16 Teardown!-Best Teardown of the year already?? |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8uv8fajOrc |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Y8uv8fajOrc |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> have all received highly favourable reviews on [https://www.ifixit.com iFixit], a pro consumer repair outlet, for their repairability.
 ==Products==
-*'''Framework Desktop (''February 2025''):''' a mini-computer designed to have it's case be more customizable through tiles that are able to be taken out and put back somewhere else.
+*'''Framework Desktop (''February 2025''):''' a mini-computer designed to have its case be more customizable through tiles that are able to be taken out and put back somewhere else.
-*'''Framework Laptop 12  (''February 2025''):''' is told as being a customizable laptop with 360° support and it comes with a stylus, being able to practically be used as a tablet.<ref>https://frame.work/laptop12</ref>
+*'''Framework Laptop 12  (''February 2025''):''' is told as being a customizable laptop with 360° support and it comes with a stylus, being able to practically be used as a tablet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Framework {{!}} Order your Framework Laptop 12 now |url=https://frame.work/laptop12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260110160719/https://frame.work/laptop12 |archive-date=January 10, 2026 |website=frame.work}}</ref>
 *'''Framework Laptop 13 (''July 2021''):''' is closer to your usual laptop, but is more repairable, it is seen as the most popular option by far from the other products.
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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}6. https://www.windowscentral.com/best-upgradeable-laptop
+{{reflist}}
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