Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Compal has introduced the Adapt X, a modular laptop concept that takes inspiration from Framework’s user-upgradable design. The Adapt X recently won an iF Design ...

While components in most desktop computers can be easily — well, relatively easily — replaced, laptops tend to be far more difficult to upgrade or replace. Intel is pushing a modular concept that ...

Leading laptop ODM Compal has won another iF Design Award 2025 for a quirky concept product. The Compal Adapt X is described as a modular laptop, and it is immediately quite clear it takes a leaf out ...

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Laptops are one of the most egregious product categories with regards to e-waste. Most laptops are made of almost completely proprietary components that are exclusive to that device, and the chips are ...

A unique new modular Nvidia RTX 4060 laptop has just been unveiled, which could potentially enable you to upgrade the graphics card. Rather than integrating all of the components onto a single board, ...

These experimental accessories add 'sidekick' panels to the powerful ThinkBook 16p laptop. We got our hands and eyes on this prototype future tech. Plus: How about some glasses-free 3D? I have been a ...

It’s circumstances like mine that make Framework’s modular laptops so enticing. Rather than spend the equivalent of a brand-new machine on parts and labor, you can open up a Framework Laptop and ...

Why it matters: A few companies are trying to make laptops as customizable as desktops, allowing users to swap individual components without replacing the entire system. Intel recently signaled its ...