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Framework did it again. It promised modular, upgradeable, and user-repairable laptops where other manufacturers dare not venture or have outright failed. And it’s delivered.
The 2025 version of the Framework Laptop 16 comes with not only new AMD Ryzen AI CPU options, but also Wi-Fi 7, a more powerful USB-C charger, redesigned cooling, and a new webcam — all of which are also sold separately, so existing owners can upgrade. But the biggest bump by far is a more powerful user-replaceable graphics card. The modular, removable GPU is what separates the Laptop 16 from any other laptop on the market. When it announced the Laptop 16, Framework called upgradable graphics the “holy grail.” Even after the Laptop 16 launched, the company was at times cagey about whether it could deliver future upgrades. Now it has, in the form of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, offering a sizable improvement in graphics performance over the last-gen AMD Radeon card.
The original Laptop 16 was hot, loud, and creaky, and frankly, it felt a bit unfinished — some of which improved over time. The new model is a few small steps forward in many ways, and a leap forward in graphics power, but it’s still a long way from polished.
6 Verge Score Framework Laptop 16 (2025) $ 1799 $ 1799 The Good Fully user-repairable and upgradeable
Sizable boost in gaming performance with RTX 5070
Amazing levels of customization, from ports to keyboard / trackpad alignment
Nice quality high-res, high-refresh LCD The Bad A concerning amount of BSOD crashes during testing
Lid still has lots of flex
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