Framework’s entry-level modular Laptop 12 starts at $549

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began a quest to fix “entry-level laptops” with the Framework Laptop 12, its first 12-inch laptop and its first 2-in-1 touchscreen PC. And as you might expect, Trump’s new US tariffs are making entry-level pricing difficult for Framework, which has at least briefly delayed US preorders of the new Laptop 12 and paused sales on its other cheapest machines. But it appears that, tariffs or no, the new Framework Laptop 12 won’t exactly be cheap. Framework has just opened Laptop 12 pre-orders in the UK, Europe, and Canada starting at €569/£499/$719 CAD. Hours after we published this story, Framework announced it will open US preorders starting at $549 tomorrow, April 10th. That’s hundreds less than Framework’s other DIY laptops, but a good bit higher than today’s entry-level Windo ... Read full article.