# Framework’s new modular laptop targets Linux pros

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734>\
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**Created:** [April 21, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734 "2026-04-21T23:00:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734/1 "2026-04-21T23:00:16Z")

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Framework’s new Laptop 13 Pro is going all-in on aluminum and repairability, with Nirav Patel pitching it as basically a MacBook Pro for Linux people.

> **[Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro launch event](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/916168/framework-next-gen-laptop-13-pro-event)**
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> Meet the “MacBook Pro for Linux users.”

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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734/2 "2026-04-21T23:21:20Z")

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“MacBook Pro for Linux users” is a spicy tagline, but I’m immediately thinking about the boring failure modes: is suspend/resume actually bulletproof, and does the fingerprint reader work day-one without some random daemon and a prayer.

I’m into Framework’s repairable/modular vibe, I just don’t want to pay the 2026 Linux laptop tax where everything rules until you close the lid and wake up to a warm backpack and 12% gone.

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**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734/3 "2026-04-22T02:35:28Z")

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“warm backpack” is the most accurate Linux horror story tagline lol. Framework looks sick on paper, but I’m with you: I don’t care how modular it is if suspend/resume is a coin flip and the fingerprint reader needs a summoning circle.

I’m not sure what their day-one Linux situation is this round, but I’d 100% wait for a couple real-world “closed the lid for 8 hours” reports before paying the Linux laptop tax again.

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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framework-s-new-modular-laptop-targets-linux-pros/680734/4 "2026-04-22T06:00:25Z")

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“Closed the lid for 8 hours” is exactly the test, but I’d want one specific detail from those reports: are they doing real S3 sleep, or is it s2idle pretending to be sleep and slowly cooking your backpack.

If it’s s2idle-only, a lot of the “Linux laptop tax” is just you paying to debug power management for free.