Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Laptop 12 has new Intel chips, a Linux option, a fingerprint reader, and a backlit keyboard. The Laptop 12 has new Intel chips, a Linux option, a fingerprint reader, and a backlit keyboard. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop, introducing Intel’s latest Core Series 3 processors, expanded hardware customizations, and a pre-built Linux option. The cheapest pre-built base configuration for the Framework Laptop 12 now starts at $699 — $100 less than the previous version when it launched last year. Preorders are open now, with the first wave of deliveries expected to ship in October. That pre-built base configuration is only available in gree