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Framework Laptop: just a screwdriver and a little patience to fix it yourself

Framework Laptop saw the light of day in early 2021 and immediately became popular. This one earned the highest possible score due to its repairability. In practice, this means that even a less experienced user can easily replace or upgrade many hardware components, such as connectors, interfaces, system memory, battery, solid state drive and much more.

The entire Framework Laptop 13 is equipped with a 34.3 cm or 13.5 inch display with a resolution of 2256 x 1504 pixels and 3 to 2 aspect ratio. There is also a 1080p web camera and a very high quality camera keyboard. The recent generation of Framework Laptops have been equipped with 13th generation Intel processors.

However, if users are no longer satisfied with them, now they have the option to replace their laptop motherboard and ensure the performance of AMD Phoenix processors. This is the Ryzen 7040U processor family. The buyer can choose between two models of AMD processors, Ryzen 5 7640U and Ryzen 7 7840U. The Ryzen 5 7640U model uses six processor cores and 12 virtual cores to compute the data. The most powerful model Ryzen 7 7840U has eight processor cores and 16 virtual cores. Both models are equipped with an AMD Radeon 780M RDNA 3 graphics card to calculate graphic content.

To replace the motherboard, Framework Laptop 13 users will only need a screwdriver and a little patience. All other components such as solid state drive, DDR5 system memory, wireless Wi-Fi card, battery, speakers, display and other hardware components can be easily installed by the user on the new motherboard. The basic model of the novelty with an AMD Ryzen 7040U processor is valued at 757 euros. For a calculated 935 euros, the buyer will receive a Ryzen 5 7640U processor, eight gigabytes of DDR5 system memory and 256 gigabytes of space for data storage.

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