From PC World: A Framework…desktop? Yes, and it’s coming soon: the Framework Desktop harnesses Framework’s talent for building modular PCs and applies it to desktops — and AMD’s killer Ryzen AI Max processor (also known as Strix Halo).
Framework will begin shipping the first Framework Desktops in the third quarter, and you can pre-order one for as low as $1,099, up to a top price of $1,999.
It’s a concept that forces you to chew on it for a minute, however. Framework spent the last five years building laptops that were as modular as desktops, with replaceable parts that can be swapped out to repair and upgrade them. But how can Framework outdo the existing PC industry, where memory and storage and fans and I/O can be replaced with the turn of a few screws?
As it turns out, only in a few cases. Framework’s designers won’t be replacing an M.2 slot, for example. Nor will it be replacing a standard motherboard form factor with its own custom design. Instead, the new Framework Mainboard was manufactured in a standard mini-ITX form factor, with headers that allow it to fit inside an ATX case.
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