Framework 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price
Framework 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price
Framework 13 Pro 评测：电池续航大幅提升，价格令人咋舌
I’ve liked the Framework Laptop 13 since the first time I used it, partly because I just think the idea of a repairable and upgradeable laptop is cool and partly because it’s not Yet Another Ultraportable Trying To Be A MacBook Air Clone. But the design has always had real shortcomings—the most noticeable and serious being its mediocre battery life.
自第一次使用 Framework Laptop 13 以来，我就一直很喜欢它。部分原因是我认为“可维修、可升级”的笔记本电脑理念非常酷，另一部分原因在于它不是那种“试图模仿 MacBook Air 的又一款超便携笔记本”。但该设计一直存在明显的短板——最显著且最严重的问题就是其平庸的电池续航。
Enter the Framework Laptop 13 Pro. While all previous Laptop 13 refreshes have tinkered around the edges with the original design (a tweaked lid design here, new hinges or new speakers there), the Laptop 13 Pro is as close as we’ve gotten to a second-generation revision for the original design. This means that it breaks backward compatibility for some (but not all) Laptop 13 components, most notably the bottom case, the keyboard and trackpad, and the original 55 WHr and 61 WHr battery designs.
Framework Laptop 13 Pro 登场了。虽然此前所有 Laptop 13 的更新都只是在原有设计的基础上进行小修小补（比如调整一下顶盖设计，或者更换新的铰链和扬声器），但 Laptop 13 Pro 可以说是我们见过的最接近“第二代重大改版”的产品。这意味着它打破了部分（而非全部）Laptop 13 组件的向后兼容性，最显著的包括底壳、键盘、触控板以及原有的 55Wh 和 61Wh 电池设计。
But by allowing itself to make larger changes to the design, Framework has made major strides in battery life and general fit and finish. The result is Framework’s nicest-looking, nicest-feeling, most polished laptop design. It’s also possible for existing Laptop 13 users to get some or all of its benefits by retrofitting their laptops with new parts. That’s good because the Laptop 13 Pro is also quite expensive, even by 2026’s ridiculous standards for consumer tech—no model costs less than $1,500, and you’d spend nearly $3,000 to get the version I was sent for review.
但通过允许对设计进行大幅改动，Framework 在电池续航和整体做工质感上取得了重大进步。最终呈现出的结果是 Framework 迄今为止外观最美、手感最好、打磨最精致的笔记本设计。现有的 Laptop 13 用户也可以通过更换新零件来获得部分或全部改进。这很好，因为 Laptop 13 Pro 的价格相当昂贵，即便以 2026 年消费电子产品令人咋舌的标准来看也是如此——起售价不低于 1500 美元，而我收到的评测版本价格接近 3000 美元。
Design changes
设计变更
The first thing you’ll notice about the Laptop 13 Pro is that it has traded in Framework’s traditional, more industrial-looking silver for an anodized dark gray “graphite” finish. On the “dark-finished aluminum” spectrum, it’s about as dark as Apple’s Midnight finish but without the same bluish tint; it does attract fingerprints in a similar way, though.
Laptop 13 Pro 给人的第一印象是，它放弃了 Framework 传统的、更具工业感的银色，转而采用了阳极氧化的深灰色“石墨”配色。在“深色铝合金”光谱中，它的颜色深度与苹果的“午夜色”相当，但没有那种偏蓝的色调；不过，它同样容易沾染指纹。
Framework is offering Laptop 13 Pro parts in the original aluminum finish, but they are primarily intended for original Framework Laptop owners who are buying upgrades. Framework says that the Laptop 13 Pro is its first to be “fully machined out of extruded blocks of 6063 aluminum,” and as a result, the device’s body feels slightly more solid and substantial than the original version.
Framework 也提供原始铝合金配色的 Laptop 13 Pro 部件，但这些主要是为购买升级配件的老用户准备的。Framework 表示，Laptop 13 Pro 是其首款“完全由 6063 铝挤压块加工而成”的产品，因此机身手感比原版更扎实、更有质感。
The redesigned bottom case allowed Framework to fit in a bigger battery than older Laptop 13 models—74 WHr, up from 61 WHr in previous models and 55 WHr in the first couple generations. The release mechanism for the expansion modules has also been changed. The original Laptop 13 had buttons that had to be continually pressed as you pried the expansion modules out; the Laptop 13 Pro uses the same kind of on/off retention switches Framework uses in the Laptop 16 and Laptop 12.
重新设计的底壳让 Framework 能够塞入比旧款 Laptop 13 更大的电池——容量达到 74Wh，高于之前机型的 61Wh 以及最初几代的 55Wh。扩展模块的释放机制也发生了变化。原版 Laptop 13 需要在撬出扩展模块时持续按住按钮；而 Laptop 13 Pro 使用了与 Framework Laptop 16 和 Laptop 12 相同的开关式固定锁扣。
The keyboard’s look and feel hasn’t changed much from previous generations, but it now comes in versions with either lavender or orange/gray keycap highlights. The trackpad changes more noticeably; in part to make room for the bigger battery, Framework has shifted from a trackpad with a physical clicking mechanism to a haptic trackpad that uses vibrations to simulate clicking.
键盘的外观和手感与前几代相比变化不大，但现在提供了带有薰衣草色或橙/灰色键帽点缀的版本。触控板的变化则更为明显；为了给更大的电池腾出空间，Framework 将物理按压式触控板更换为通过振动模拟点击的触觉反馈触控板。
It’s a change Apple made in most of its laptops a decade or so ago, and the situation is similar here: it’s different, and it’s not quite as tactile as a “real” click. But with the firmness turned all the way up, it’s close enough, and it’s nice to get the same response no matter where you click on the trackpad.
这是苹果在大约十年前就在其大多数笔记本电脑上做出的改变，这里的情况也类似：手感确实不同，且不如“真实”点击那样具有触感。但将反馈力度调至最高后，体验已经非常接近，而且无论点击触控板的哪个位置都能获得一致的响应，这一点很棒。
The final change of note is to the screen, which keeps the same size (13.5 inches), resolution (2,880×1,920), aspect ratio (3:2), refresh rate (30 to 120 Hz), and panel type (IPS) but also includes touch support. This is Framework’s first touchscreen display, but even if you don’t care about touch support, you might like the other quality-of-life improvements: a 700 nit “typical brightness,” a 1,800:1 contrast ratio, and an updated anti-glare coating.
最后一个值得注意的变化是屏幕。它保持了相同的尺寸（13.5 英寸）、分辨率（2880×1920）、长宽比（3:2）、刷新率（30-120Hz）和面板类型（IPS），但增加了触控支持。这是 Framework 的首款触摸屏，但即使你不关心触控功能，你可能也会喜欢其他提升体验的改进：700 尼特的“典型亮度”、1800:1 的对比度以及更新的防眩光涂层。
Those are all marginal but noticeable improvements over the previous-generation display, and if you’re still using a glossy or matte 2,256×1,504 screen from early Framework Laptop 13 iterations, this new screen will be an especially noticeable upgrade. But it’s still not an OLED display, and it’s still missing complete coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut, to name a couple of more advanced features that remain absent.
与上一代显示屏相比，这些都是细微但明显的改进。如果你仍在使用早期 Framework Laptop 13 上那块 2256×1504 的亮面或雾面屏，那么这块新屏幕的升级感会非常明显。但它依然不是 OLED 显示屏，也依然缺乏对 DCI-P3 色域的完全覆盖，这些都是目前尚未具备的更高级功能。