{
  "id": 36402,
  "title": "Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Plenty premium, but pummeled by RAM crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-plenty-premium-but-pummeled-by-ram",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-02T09:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/framework-laptop-13-pro-review/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ZDNET has reviewed the Framework Laptop 13 Pro, a laptop that aims to offer premium features at a price point that rivals MacBook Pro. The laptop is designed to cater to a wide range of users, from casual to power users, thanks to its sleek and lightweight design, a larger battery and the latest Intel Series 3 processors. The laptop also features a haptic touchpad and four expansion card slots, allowing for customization of the CPU, RAM, storage, and other components.\n\nHowever, the Laptop 13 Pro faces a significant challenge in the form of RAM shortages, which have led to price increases on LPCAMM2 RAM. Framework has had to downgrade RAM amounts on existing orders due to this issue, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. The company is working on addressing this problem, but it has caused a significant setback for the laptop's launch.\n\nThe Laptop 13 Pro's build is sleek and airtight, with no gaps or spaces, and a lightweight design that weighs only 3.1 pounds. Its memory speed and efficiency have also been improved with modular LPCAMM2 LPDDR5X memory and PCIe Gen 5 NVMe storage. The laptop comes preloaded with Ubuntu-certified Linux, with community support for Fedora, Bazzite, NixOS, Linux Mint, CachyOS, and more.\n\nWhile the Laptop 13 Pro has its drawbacks, it is a significant step forward for Framework and represents a new approach to laptop design. The laptop's sleek build and powerful performance make it an attractive option for users looking for a premium laptop with a DIY aesthetic.",
  "summary": "Framework's sleek Laptop 13 Pro has a fantastic haptic touchpad and great battery, but price and availability is proving to be problematic.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}