Framework Laptop series guide

Where the Framework Laptop line stands in 2026

The repairable, upgradeable laptop maker covers 4 models in our catalog, 2022 to 2026, priced $553 to $1,232 with every row carrying a listing price. The roster spans three formats — the 12.2-inch Laptop 12, the 13.5-inch Laptop 13 (plus its Pro refresh) and the 16-inch Laptop 16 — with RAM ceilings of 48 to 96 GB and weights from 1.3 to 2.1 kg. Framework's thesis is longevity through modularity, and the used market prices these machines in ways standard depreciation logic doesn't predict.

The configuration spread

The CPU list is unusually broad for four machines: Ryzen AI chips lead (6 configurations), with Core i7 (4), Core i5 (3), Ryzen 7 (2) and Core Ultra 5/7 (2 each) — spanning AMD and Intel platforms across every generation since 2022. Graphics run from integrated Iris Xe and Xe3 up to genuine dGPU options: the Laptop 16 records a GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 12GB and a Radeon RX 7700S 8GB among its modules, while the 13-class machines stay integrated. The modular premise means the recorded options are a floor, not a ceiling, for what any given chassis may carry.

Price versus age

The price sequence is the most irregular in this catalog's own rosters: $840 (2022, Laptop 13), $553 (2023, Laptop 16), $1,232 (2025, Laptop 12) and $900 (2026, Laptop 13 Pro). The 2023 16-inch flagship-format machine is the cheapest row, and the small 2025 Laptop 12 — an entry-class machine on Core i3 silicon — is the most expensive. Age explains none of it; format and configuration explain some of it. In a modular ecosystem, the secondhand sticker reflects what a specific chassis was configured with more than its model year.

Which one to buy

The value standout is the Framework Laptop 16 (2023, $553, Ryzen 7 7840HS + GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 12GB) — the biggest format, a strong H-class CPU and the family's most powerful recorded graphics at the roster's lowest price. The Framework Laptop 13 Pro (2026, $900, Core Ultra 5 325 + Xe3 integrated) is the newest-platform carry machine at a fair step up. The Framework Laptop 13 (2022, $840, Ryzen 5 7640U + Iris Xe) is the original format at mid-money, and the Framework Laptop 12 (2025, $1,232, Core i3 1315U + UHD 64EU) is the row we would question hardest — entry silicon at flagship money, defensible only if expandability itself is what you are buying into.

Bottom line

Across the roster the numbers describe a genuinely balanced modern family: best CPU median 73.2, performance index 58.5, USComp Score 58.5, portability 76.9, mobility 75.5, energy efficiency 86.6 and reliability 72.5 — with roughly 7 to 8 games clearing recommended settings at the median configuration and a gaming index of 69.5 that the Laptop 16's dGPU rows lift well above the integrated floor (best GPU median 30). The summary: buy the 2023 Laptop 16 at $553 unless portability rules it out — it is the strongest machine in this roster for the least money — and treat the modular ecosystem as the reason these prices defy normal age curves.