Ishould know what the new Framework Laptop 16 (2025) is capable of, being that I’m the one who built it. Well, okay, I didn’t use a CNC machine to carve out the aluminum frame or craft the fan apparatus by hand like an old shoemaker squinting at a boot’s sole in the dim light of an oil lamp. But I did install everything, from the SSD storage to the RAM, all the way up to the screen bezel, keyboard, and RGB-backlit numpad. I’m not so much a tinkerer, but a follower of instructions. Don’t knock it. That’s all it takes to introduce yourself to the joys of PC building.

So when your next desktop PC diehard tells you that no laptop will be as customizable as their 45L desktop tower, you can show them the new Framework Laptop 16. Of course, there will always be compromises for the sake of both

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