Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders are now open for US customers! For details on tariff-related impacts to product pricing and availability please read our latest blog post.

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Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders are now open!

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Apr 09 2025
by Nirav Patel
Framework Laptop 12 and stylus

Updated at 9am PT April 10th

Pre-orders are now open in the US!

Updated at 6pm PT April 9th

We’re opening US pre-orders of Framework Laptop 12 on April 10th at 9am PT. DIY Edition starts at $549 USD and is available in five colorways: Black, Gray, Lavender, Bubblegum, and Sage. If you prefer not to assemble your laptop, we also have pre-built options in Black, starting at $799 USD. We reserved manufacturing capacity to be able to ship US pre-orders alongside existing pre-order batches, which means first shipments are in June. You can check out the full specs on our website while you wait! 

As a reminder, we’re partnering with Hack Club, a non-profit that helps student makers and coders build incredible projects. When you place your pre-order, you have the option to add a donation to Hack Club to help students get access to Framework Laptop 12. If you choose to participate, we’ll move your pre-order into a prioritized shipping batch. You can learn more about this program here.

Thanks for your patience, and we’re excited to see what you think of Framework Laptop 12!

Original post

Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders are now open, with first shipments in June! We’re pricing Framework Laptop 12 as low as we can to bring the Framework mission to as many people as possible. DIY Edition starts at €569/£499/$719 CAD and is available in five colorways: Black, Gray, Lavender, Bubblegum, and Sage. If you prefer not to assemble your laptop, we also have pre-built options in Black in some keyboard languages, starting at €849/£749/$1,079 CAD. Pre-orders are open today in all countries we ship to, with the temporary exception of the US. We shared a blog post earlier today detailing how we’re handling the impact of tariffs for US customers.

Framework Laptop 12 is a 12.2”, 13th Gen Intel Core-powered notebook that is designed to last. We have robust compatibility with both Linux and Windows 11, i3 and i5 Intel Core processor options, support for up to 48GB of DDR5 and 2TB of storage, Wi-Fi 6E, an excellent full-size keyboard, a 50Wh battery, a bright 1920x1200 touchscreen, a 1080p webcam, and USB 3.2, DisplayPort, and power input on all four Expansion Card slots. You can check out the full specs on our website. Even though this product is small and fun, it’s also a real computer! 

This is our first-ever touchscreen laptop, and we went all out with both a 360-degree hinge and stylus support. We designed our own color-matched Stylus with tilt and pressure support that we’ll be launching soon. In the meantime, you can use any USI 2.0 or MPP 2.0-compatible stylus. The touchscreen and stylus work great across both Linux and Windows.

All of our products are repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. For Framework Laptop 12, we also invested heavily in durability. The two-tone colorways aren’t just for show. We designed the chassis with shock-absorbing TPU overmolded onto plastic with inner metal structure for robustness. We tested this successfully to MIL-STD-810 reliability standards, which includes surviving drops from 1.2m (48”) onto plywood. This product is hard to break, and it’s easy to fix too. We took all of our design-for-repair learnings from Framework Laptop 13 and 16 and made Framework Laptop 12 our simplest-to-assemble and easiest-to-repair product ever. We used captive screws everywhere we could, added easy-to-follow pull tabs, and kept labels and QR codes on every part. The Input Cover, Audio Board, and Power Button Board are connected to the Mainboard with pogo pins instead of cables. Plus, if you lose a screw, it’s no problem: we include extras for you inside your laptop. Like every product we ship, we include the only tool you need in the box. This time, the Framework Screwdriver is color-matched to your laptop!

We have one last element of this launch. We’re partnering with Hack Club, a non-profit that helps student makers and coders build incredible projects. When you place your pre-order, you have the option to add a donation to Hack Club to help students get access to Framework Laptop 12. If you choose to participate, we’ll move your pre-order into a prioritized shipping batch. You can learn more about this program here

This is our most mission-aligned product yet. In many ways, it’s the product I started Framework to build: a deeply personal, long-lasting computer that is also just a joy to use day to day. Framework Laptop 12 puts a smile on my face every time I pick it up. We can’t wait to see what you think of it too.

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