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We had been fans of Framework’s modular, upgradeable laptop computer when it was launched final 12 months, because of its good design and user-replaceable RAM, SSD, and ports. At this time the Framework people are making it possible to purchase the motherboard on the coronary heart of the Framework laptop computer with out shopping for any of the opposite laptop computer components.
The base version of the board features a Core i5-1135G7 CPU, to which you’ll be able to add nonetheless a lot DDR4 RAM or M.2-based storage you need. A Core i7-1165G7 config will run you $549, whereas the top-end Core i7-1185G7 prices $799. Just like the laptop computer, the motherboard is powered by way of its USB-C port, and you may add no matter additional port modules you want from Framework’s Market.
Framework has additionally launched documentation and schematics on GitHub to assist folks design their very own enclosures for the Framework motherboard and fundamental 3D-printable instances you need to use to guard the board from the weather. One is a fundamental shell, and the opposite is a VESA-mount choice for strapping the board to the again of a monitor or TV.
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Intel’s Eleventh-gen laptop computer CPUs are nonetheless greater than respectable performers in terms of common workplace work or mild gaming, nevertheless it’s however a bit tough to advocate spending that form of cash on a generation-old laptop computer motherboard at this level. However the 3D-printable case and VESA-mount holder ought to be helpful for present Framework laptop computer homeowners who determine to improve their very own motherboards and repurpose the outdated ones someplace down the road. Framework nonetheless hasn’t introduced a Twelfth-generation model of the Framework motherboard, however presumably it’s going to keep compatibility with present enclosures and equipment wherever attainable.
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