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Framework Computers are Mainstream

Framework Computers bring modularity to personal laptops to combat Apple MacBooks

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BowTiedCrocodile
Oct 09, 2025
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Since the launch of the M series of Apple Silicon Apple has held an immense advantage on portable laptops due to the integrated structure of their system on a chip — Apple Silicon. It combines CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, along with System Memory in a unified architecture that enables AI, gaming, and many other general PC tasks at efficient power usages with excellent performance. Apple has gone mostly unchallenged for 4 years, but with the launch of the new AMD Ryzen AI line there is a now a new System On A Chip board with large manufacturer availability for the general market and computer manufacturers are already taking advantage.

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