{"id":234223,"date":"2026-04-21T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:45:39","slug":"framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, \u2018the MacBook Pro for Linux users\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\">Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, \u2018the MacBook Pro for Linux users\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-21 14:08:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theverge.com\">www.theverge.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy2 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy7 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1 _17nnmdyb\">Every time we review a Framework laptop, we find familiar pros and cons. They\u2019re truly upgradable, incredibly repairable, but we always wish the battery lasted longer. We always wish the build quality were top notch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy2 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 _17nnmdyb\">Today, Framework is announcing what could be the answer: the Framework Laptop 13 Pro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">I just tried it at Framework\u2019s event in San Francisco, and the build quality feels like night and day compared to the somewhat piecemeal designs the company\u2019s released before.<\/p>\n<p>Sleek. Image: Framework<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">It\u2019s the company\u2019s 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-inch, 3:2, 2.8K, variable refresh rate (30-120Hz) IPS screen that comes color-calibrated right out of the box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">With the option to order it preloaded with Ubuntu instead of only Windows, Framework CEO Nirav Patel says its goal for this computer is to be \u201cthe MacBook Pro for Linux users.\u201d And \u2014 especially in anodized black, though it also comes in silver \u2014 it looks like it could play the part!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">With a 22 percent higher capacity battery (74Wh), an Intel Core Ultra Series 3 \u201cPanther Lake\u201d chip, and LPCAMM2 compression-mounted memory, Framework even claims it can (barely) beat the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro in battery life \u2014 at least when it comes to streaming 20 hours of 4K Netflix at a go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">And while we can\u2019t test that quite yet, Framework let us tear down the entire machine today, play with the keyboard, touchpad, touchscreen, and chassis. It largely feels premium in a way Framework laptops haven\u2019t felt before. The machined aluminum chassis and keyboard have so little flex, the touchpad feels incredibly smooth with nice haptic taps. And, like Apple\u2019s MacBooks, the hinge is properly tensioned so you can open the lid with a single finger. I show that off in our video above!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Here are some photos from my colleague Victoria Barrios, too including us pulling out a LPCAMM2 memory module:<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1\/11<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline _1etxtj1k qama0i0\">Gallery:&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, \u2018the MacBook Pro for Linux users\u2019 https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users Publish Date: 2026-04-21&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/FW13-Pro-Touchscreen-1-RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-234223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macintosh","tag-macbook-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234225,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234223\/revisions\/234225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}