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The signature Framework feature: buy a newer mainboard, swap it into the existing chassis. Keeps your screen + keyboard + chassis + Expansion Cards — just upgrades the CPU+RAM+motherboard. We install + repaste + test for $180 labour.
$180 for the install + thermal repaste + test. Framework mainboard itself is $700-$1,400 AUD from Framework AU depending on tier.
Framework 13 transitioned from DDR4 (11th gen) to DDR5 (12th gen onwards). Your existing DDR4 RAM won’t work in a DDR5 board. Plan to budget DDR5 SODIMMs ($150-$400) for the upgrade.
Framework’s Cooler Master Mainboard Case repurposes it as a desktop mini-PC. Or sell on Framework Marketplace.
Compared to buying a new laptop: yes. A $900 mainboard + $200 RAM + $180 labour ($1,280 total) gives you ‘new laptop’ performance vs a $2,000+ new equivalent. The chassis + screen + keyboard reuse is the value.
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