We’ve seen enough Framework product announcements at this point that today’s updates seem more or less routine. The biggest new addition is an updated motherboard with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors that can be slotted into the existing Framework Laptop 13 or purchased as part of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro. Updated displays, keyboards, and other parts are also available, mostly compatible with existing Framework laptops, mostly intended to address specific complaints or missing features on those products.
But the company has also decided to put more emphasis than usual on its support for Linux.
The company’s teaser site for today’s announcements encouraged users to “follow the white penguin,” a Linux reference to The matrix (1999) (or maybe a Matrix-and reference to The Linux mascot). Framework has always officially supported various versions of Linux on its systems, but the Laptop 13 Pro will be the first pre-built laptop that can ship with Linux installed out of the box, and the system introduces Framework’s first laptop officially. Ubuntu certified system. Framework CEO Nirav Patel is even trying to position the 13 Pro laptop as “MacBook Pro for Linux users.”
