Feb 26, 2024 23:00:00

Framework, which handles module-replaceable PCs, has reduced the price of the barebone configuration of its 13-inch notebook PC 'Framework Laptop 13' to approximately 75,000 yen

Framework , which develops modular PCs that have modularized parts such as monitors and keyboards, makes it easy to upgrade parts and replace or repair broken parts. We have announced that the minimum price for the barebone configuration of the `` Framework Laptop 13 '' inch notebook PC will be lowered from $ 639 (96,000 yen) to $ 499 (approximately 75,000 yen).

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Framework Laptop 13 is equipped with Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1185G7 in the CPU, and the prices are $ 679 (about 102,000 yen) and $ 799 (about 120,000 yen), respectively.

This time, Framework has announced a reduction in the price of `` B-stock Factory Seconds, '' which are shipped as a ``barebone configuration'' from Framework Laptop 13 without memory, storage, OS, expansion cards, etc. The price of the barebone configuration version of Framework Laptop 13 is $ 499 for the model equipped with Intel Core i7-1165G7 and $ 619 (approximately 93,000 yen) for the model equipped with Intel Core i7-1185G7.

Nirav Patel, founder of Framework, said, ``For the first time, the barebone configuration of Framework Laptop 13 is available for less than $500 (approximately 75,000 yen),'' and can be installed in Framework Laptop 13. announced that it has started selling refurbished DDR4 memory. The price is 15 dollars (about 2,250 yen) for 8GB, 30 dollars (about 4,500 yen) for 16GB, and 60 dollars (about 9,000 yen) for 32GB, all of which have been reduced to half the price when purchased new.

Framework says of the barebones Framework Laptop 13: 'B-stock Factory Seconds is a new system that uses surplus parts. Rather than discarding surplus materials, we combine them with new parts to achieve significant discounts. 'These products undergo the same factory testing as regular laptops.'

In addition, Framework Laptop 13 with a bare bone configuration is only sold in the United States, Canada, and Australia at the time of article creation, and sales and shipment in Japan are undecided.

Additionally, at the same time as the start of sales of the barebone configuration Framework Laptop 13, pre-orders for the Framework Laptop 16, a high-spec model equipped with a graphic board announced in March 2023, are beginning to arrive at customers' hands. I am reporting that.

You can read overseas media reviews of Framework Laptop 16 from the article below.

Overseas review information summary of ``Framework Laptop 16'' notebook PC with removable parts such as motherboard, graphics board, battery, I/O port, etc. - GIGAZINE