Framework’s laptops are modular and repairable, which means you can open up the case and replace the mainboard, speakers, display, or any other important bits. But it also means you can choose the ports you want and position them where you’d like them, thanks to the company’s Expansion Card system. But while Framework offers expansion […]
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3 Comments on Framework’s Intel Tiger Lake Mainboards now sell for $199 and up, allowing you to build your own x86 mini PC
Framework’s Intel Tiger Lake Mainboards now sell for $199 and up, allowing you to build your own x86 mini PC
3 Comments on Framework’s Intel Tiger Lake Mainboards now sell for $199 and up, allowing you to build your own x86 mini PCFramework makes a line of modular, repairable, and upgradeable laptops, and the company has been at it for a few years. So if you bought a first-gen Framework Laptop with an 11th-gen Intel Core processor based on Tiger Lake architecture, you’ve had the ability to upgrade the processor to a 12th or 13th-gen chip by […]
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Fairphone 5 is a repairable €699 smartphone with 8 years of software updates
Fairphone is a Dutch smartphone company that does things a little differently than most. When the company first launched a decade ago, the emphasis was primarily on the use of ethically-sourced materials, but since then Fairphone has added a focus on sustainability. Recent phones have had modular, repairable designs, and Fairphone sells spare parts for […]
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Lichee Console 4A is a mini-laptop with a RISC-V processor and 7 inch display
A month after Sipeed began selling the tiny Lichee Pi 4A computer powered by a removable computer module with a RISC-V processor, the company is expanding the ecosystem. Now that little module that looks like a stick of RAM, can be used in a cluster board, a tablet, or a mini-laptop. The laptop, in particular, […]
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Khadas Mind is a Raptor Lake mini PC that can become a laptop, desktop, or gaming PC (crowdfunding)
12 Comments on Khadas Mind is a Raptor Lake mini PC that can become a laptop, desktop, or gaming PC (crowdfunding)The Khadas Mind is a pocket-sized computer with an Intel Raptor Lake-P processor, LPDDR5-5200 memory, and support for up to 4TB of storage via two M.2 2230 slots (one with PCIe 4.0 speeds, and another with PCIe 3.0). But what makes the tiny computer unusual is that it’s designed to work with docking accessories that […]
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MNT Reform CM4 modules will be available this fall (upgrade the modular laptop’s processor)
2 Comments on MNT Reform CM4 modules will be available this fall (upgrade the modular laptop’s processor)The MNT Reform is an unusual laptop with made open hardware and software principles in mind, and featuring a modular, customizable, and upgradeable design. When the MNT Reform began shipping a few years ago, it was only available with a single processor option. Since then the folks at MNT have been working on several additional […]
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ClockworkPi uConsole is now shipping (modular portable computer & game console)
ClockworkPi’s uConsole is a handheld computer with a 5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel IPS LCD display, a 74-key backlit keyboard, and game control keys. It also ships as a kit (with some assembly required) and features a modular design that allows you to choose one of four different “cores” which are modules with a […]
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Framework Laptop 16 is available for pre-order for $1399 and up
The Framework Laptop 16 is a modular, repairable, customizable, and upgradeable laptop with a 16 inch display, and AMD Ryzen 7040HS processor, 6 Expansion card slots that let you pick your own ports, and an Expansion module on the back that lets you add a custom discrete graphics card. First unveiled in March, the new […]
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Framework Laptop 16 is a modular laptop with upgradeable discrete graphics and customizable keyboard and input options
7 Comments on Framework Laptop 16 is a modular laptop with upgradeable discrete graphics and customizable keyboard and input optionsFramework has been selling modular, repairable, and upgradeable laptops with 13.5 inch displays since 2021. But while you can replace the mainboard, battery, and most other components, there are a few things that are hard to do without introducing a new chassis: like adding a bigger display or support for discrete graphics. Enter the Framework […]
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Lilbits: Telly’s ad-supported TV begins shipping, Kindle Paperwhite Kids is no longer quite as ad-free
8 Comments on Lilbits: Telly’s ad-supported TV begins shipping, Kindle Paperwhite Kids is no longer quite as ad-freeTwo months after announcing plans to give away a “free” 55 inch TV to folks willing to put a persistent adware/spyware system in their homes, Telly has begun shipping its TVs to folks who’ve signed up. A second screen below the primary display is designed to show ads and other information. And while the system […]