Dismissed by the Tame Apple Press, as “nostalgia” which believes that such a device is against Apple’s moves to make more profits by producing products which are impossible to repair outside its own labs, the laptop is pretty cool.

It features four expansion card slots, slide-in modules that snap into USB-C connectors, socketed storage and RAM, a replaceable mainboard module with fixed CPU and fan, battery, screen, keyboard and more. It's a design that makes the parts easy to access, all while delivering solid performance at competitive prices and without sacrificing aesthetics.

You can preorder it in the US and Canada, slated to ship in small batches depending upon the configuration. Core i7-based systems are expected to go out in August, while Core i5 systems won't be available until September. Prices for the Framework Laptop start at $999 for the prefab Core i5-1135G7 model with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD, $1,399 for the Core i7-1165G7 Performance model with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage or a vPro Core i7-1185G7 Professional model with 32GB RAM and 1TB storage.

Framework expects to expand into new regions by the end of the year. The DIY model adds Linux to the list of operating systems you can install and doesn't restrict Windows Pro to the vPro model...

With the Framework, in addition to the ports you can swap out the mainboard, touchpad, keyboard, speakers, battery.

Framework is publishing all the information necessary for a repair shop or IT department to not just swap parts, but to perform repairs.

Nothing is buried under other parts, so everything's easy to get to. Each Framework part has a QR code and short URL to take you to all the info you'll need about it and the labels on the standard parts (memory and SSD) are easy to read.

Created by Nirav Patel, formerly of Oculus, the Framework laptop is equipped with a 1080p, 60fps webcam with an 80-degree field of view, and one of the best built-in webcams.