{"id":234326,"date":"2026-04-22T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:25:09","slug":"framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback\/","title":{"rendered":"Framework reveals its &#8216;MacBook Pro for Linux users&#8217; \u2014 and fans say the new Laptop 13 Pro is &#8216;genuinely stellar&#8217; aside from one drawback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback\">Framework reveals its &#8216;MacBook Pro for Linux users&#8217; \u2014 and fans say the new Laptop 13 Pro is &#8216;genuinely stellar&#8217; aside from one drawback<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-22 10:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-7fc559e1-f4a3-4288-b1cc-3d0f8da5d103\">\n<li><strong>Framework&#8217;s new Laptop 13 Pro is up for pre-order<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s designed as a MacBook Pro that runs Linux, with a premium on power-efficiency<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There are some strong upgrades, including a new touchscreen, and those are made to be backwards compatible with existing Framework notebooks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sustainability Week 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">This article is part of a series of sustainability-themed articles we&#8217;re running to observe Earth Day 2026 and promote more sustainable practices. 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