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The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 has a new AMD option, and it’s a stellar performer.
Framework has begun shipping out AMD mainboards for its 13-inch laptop, which was previously Intel-only. The component experts over at Tom’s Hardware have popped open their 13-inch model and swapped its Intel Core i7 out for an AMD Ryzen chip. The process took less than 30 minutes. Less than 30 minutes!
“All upgrades should be this easy,” editor Andrew E. Freedman writes.
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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio 2 has new chips, a new touchpad, and a very, very high price tag.
HP’s new Chromebook Plus devices aim to fulfill the needs of today’s young people — who are looking, HP has determined, for “technology that is flexible, adaptable, and delivers powerfully immersive experiences, while keeping the planet in mind.”
The Plus, coming in 14-inch and 15.6-inch options, will feature 12th-Gen Intel processors, AI video conferencing tools. The 15-incher ($599.99) has a 144Hz screen option; the 14-incher ($749.99) has recycled material in the cover and hinge. Both go on sale October 8th.
Microsoft has posted a new YouTube video showing off one of the most impressive new hardware features it announced at its Surface and AI event last week: Adaptive Touch.
This tool allows people with limited mobility in their hands to customize features like click zones, click sensitivity, double click speed, and palm rejection to make the Surface Laptop Studio’s touchpad easier to use. In this video, accessibility program manager Solomon Romney — who was born without fingers on his left hand — uses the Studio’s touchpad to copy and paste.
