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Framework, known for making upgradeable, repair-friendly, modular laptops, is back in the news. This time, stating it has addressed its biggest pain point.
Framework's Factory Seconds laptops are new systems that use excess parts from the Framework Laptop (11th Gen Intel Core) era. The company says that rather than scrapping.
Framework is selling its cheapest modular laptop to date. However, you'll need to add RAM, storage, a power supply, an operating system and (probably) a Wi-Fi card.
Modular laptop specialist Framework has announced its first computers that come in under the $500 barrier but they are B-Stock barebones systems with slight cosmetic screen flaws.