If money isn’t a concern and you are in the market for an upgradeable and repairable Chromebook, then you may want to check out the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition (12th Gen Intel Core).
Like the regular Framework Laptop, which has been announced to be powered by the latest 12th Gen Intel Core P-series processors back in May, the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition is totally configurable too.
The laptop has four user-selectable Expansion slots which you can configure with 4 or more Expansion Cards with I/Os ranging from USB-C and USB-A ports to HDMI to card reader – the choice is yours. A 3.5mm combo headphone jack comes as standard, btw.
You may ask. How is it that it has 4 Expansion slots but you can configure it with more than 4 Expansion Cards? Well, it can accept 4 at any one time, so there is swapping of Expansion Cards involved if you have more than 4.
In addition to the I/Os, there are Storage Expansion Cards which you can choose from 250 GB and 1 TB for those who need additional storage.
Other fixed spec-sheet details include i5-1240P (up to 4.4 GHz, 4+8 cores), 8 GB DDR4-3200, 256 GB storage, 1080p 60fps camera, backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E, stereo 2W speakers with improved 80dB loudness, dual MEMS microphone with hardware privacy switch, a 55Wh battery, and a 60W USB-C power adapter.
It is basically the Framework Laptop we featured here last year but powered by the latest 12th Intel chip, and runs on Chrome OS.
Anywho, if you are down, the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition is available now, starting at US$999.
Images: Framework.