<p><a href="https://frame.work/">Framework</a> sells modular laptops that use a series or Expansion Cards to let you choose which ports the laptop has, and the laptops also feature user-replaceable parts including mainboards, displays, batteries, and just about everything else that you might want to repair or upgrade.</p><p>For years, the company has been <a href="https://frame.work/marketplace/mainboards">selling mainboards</a> that can be used to upgrade an existing laptop or as a standalone desktop computer. Now you can also buy a Framework Laptop 13 <em>without</em> a mainboard. The <a href="https://frame.work/products/framework-laptop-13-chassis-p6100?v=FRANHQ0002">Framework Laptop 13 Chassis is now available for $399</a>.</p><p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-178258" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="500" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" src="https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell-540x500.webp" srcset="https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell-540x500.webp 540w, https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell-400x370.webp 400w, https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell-150x139.webp 150w, https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell-768x711.webp 768w, https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/framework-shell.webp 1056w" width="540"/></p><p>Framework describes the Chassis kit as an “almost-complete laptop,” but I guess that sort of depends on your definition of what makes a laptop. Arguably the mainboard itself is the computer and everything else is just a peripheral.</p><p>The mainboard features a processor, memory and storage connectors, cooling, and four USB Type-C or Thunderbolt ports. Put it in <a href="https://frame.work/marketplace?brand%5B%5D=cooler-master">a case</a> and it’s basically a desktop PC.</p><p>Meanwhile, the new $399 kit includes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/display-kit?v=FRANFX0001">13.5 inch, 2256 x 1504 pixel IPS LCD display</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/input-cover-kit?v=FRANHC0001">Input Cover Kit (US keyboard)</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/bezel?v=FRANCB0011">Black Bezel</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/bottom-cover-kit">Bottom Cover</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/top-cover-cnc">Top Cover</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/battery?v=FRANBBAT01">55 Wh battery</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/speaker-kit?v=FRANBX0001">Speaker Kit</a></li><li><a href="https://frame.work/products/webcam-module?v=FRANCPPA03">Webcam module</a></li></ul><p>You’ll still need to bring your own mainboard, wireless card, power adapter, and Expansion Cards (for ports, additional storage, or other functions). But buying the near-complete kit is a lot cheaper than buying the individual parts and assembling one from scratch: that would cost you closer to $600.</p><p>So who exactly is this for? Ostensibly it’s for anyone with a spare Framework Laptop 13 mainboard lying around that they want to turn into a full-fledged notebook computer. If you bought one for use as a desktop now you can use it as a laptop. Or if you have one that you removed from an existing Framework Laptop 13 to make room for a new board, now you can give it a new home.</p><p>But this could also theoretically lower the cost of entry into the Framework ecosystem. Want a modular laptop but don’t want to spend full price on one? Maybe you can find a used mainboard on eBay and put it into this chassis for less than the cost of a brand new complete system. That said, you could also save some money by purchasing a <a href="https://frame.work/marketplace?availability%5B%5D=in_stock&amp;availability%5B%5D=coming_soon&amp;outlet%5B%5D=Refurbished">refurbished Framework Laptop 13</a> – prices start at $779 for models with 13th-gen Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 7040 series chips).</p><p>It could also be an interesting platform for folks looking to design their own mainboards or trying to shoehorn a single-board computer into an empty laptop shell (albeit one that was made to hold a very specific type of modular motherboard).</p><p><em>via <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-Shell-now-available-for-399-for-AMD-Intel-and-RISC-V-processors.958153.0.html">NotebookCheck</a></em></p><section class="widget_text below-content widget widget_custom_html" id="custom_html-9"><h2 class="widget-title">Support Liliputing</h2><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div class="support-box"><p>Liliputing's primary sources of revenue are advertising and affiliate links (if you click the "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories/zgbs/pc/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=liliputing_shop-20&amp;linkId=93aaf7ba4e36ed56d46003558471548d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop</a>" button at the top of the page and buy something on Amazon, for example, we'll get a small commission).</p><p>But there are several ways you can support the site directly even if you're using an ad blocker* and hate online shopping.</p><p></p><h3>Contribute to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bradlinder">Patreon campaign</a></h3><p> <em>or...</em></p><p></p><h3>Contribute via <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=PTBQ9EKAYTZBS&amp;source=url">PayPal</a></h3> * If you <em>are</em> using an ad blocker like uBlock Origin and seeing a pop-up message at the bottom of the screen, we have a <a href="https://liliputing.com/2020/09/ublock-origin-how-to-hide-googles-script-blocking-warning-for-websites-using-funding-choices.html" target="blank_">guide that may help you disable it.</a></div></div></section><section class="below-content widget widget_blog_subscription jetpack_subscription_widget" id="blog_subscription-2"><h2 class="widget-title">Subscribe to Liliputing via Email</h2><div class="wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__container"><form accept-charset="utf-8" action="#" data-blog="4896475" data-post_access_level="everybody" id="subscribe-blog-blog_subscription-2" method="post"><div id="subscribe-text"><p>Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.</p></div><p id="subscribe-email"> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="subscribe-field-blog_subscription-2" id="jetpack-subscribe-label"> Email Address </label> <input id="subscribe-field-blog_subscription-2" name="email" placeholder="Email Address" required="required" type="email" value=""/></p><p id="subscribe-submit"> <input name="action" type="hidden" value="subscribe"/> <input name="source" type="hidden" value="https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-buy-a-framework-laptop-13-without-a-motherboard-for-399/"/> <input name="sub-type" type="hidden" value="widget"/> <input name="redirect_fragment" type="hidden" value="subscribe-blog-blog_subscription-2"/> <input id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" type="hidden" value="4b6b74394b"/><input name="_wp_http_referer" type="hidden" value="/now-you-can-buy-a-framework-laptop-13-without-a-motherboard-for-399/"/> <button class="wp-block-button__link" name="jetpack_subscriptions_widget" type="submit"> Subscribe </button></p></form><div class="wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__subscount"> Join 9,552 other subscribers</div></div></section>

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Now you can buy a Framework Laptop 13 without a motherboard for $399 Framework sells modular laptops that use a series or Expansion Cards to let you choose which ports the laptop has, and the laptops also feature user-replaceable parts including mainboards, displays, batteries, and just about everything else that you might want to repair or upgrade. For years, the company has been selling mainboards that can be used to upgrade an existing laptop or as a standalone desktop computer.

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