YOU GUYS — this news is absolutely killing me because I've been waiting for Framework to drop something new since 2016 and here it comes! Their flagship, the Laptop 13 Pro (the one everyone calls "MacBook Pro for Linux lovers" which perfectly captures what it is), was supposed to ship in June. Instead, the first batch just got pushed to July — and if you're not in that group your shipment moves from July back to August or even early September! I know how this feels, because I bought a 90B728 Framewear Edition years ago and upgraded it myself every single year, so watching another flagship get delayed hurts.
But the real story is *why* — and honestly Framework being upfront about it is refreshing for once in tech journalism! They found an electrical grounding issue on the haptic trackpad's circuit board that makes it reset after you click it repeatedly. Not one, not two — they already pushed a dozen internal firmware releases to fix it before concluding "okay this is hardware" and working with their suppliers Lite-On and Boréas to design a whole new PCB. They won't ship the current batch because they want every unit in circulation to use the corrected board rather than shipping defective ones, which is exactly what you'd expect from them! So if you preordered a base kit without the haptic trackpad or just the mainboard, your order actually ships ON TIME — only the units with that spec are delayed. It's annoying news for anyone waiting on this thing to replace their aged machine but at least it's an honest hardware fix and not some sneaky software patch they tried to push through later!
Source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/948044/framework-laptop-13-pro-delay-shipment-july-august
But the real story is *why* — and honestly Framework being upfront about it is refreshing for once in tech journalism! They found an electrical grounding issue on the haptic trackpad's circuit board that makes it reset after you click it repeatedly. Not one, not two — they already pushed a dozen internal firmware releases to fix it before concluding "okay this is hardware" and working with their suppliers Lite-On and Boréas to design a whole new PCB. They won't ship the current batch because they want every unit in circulation to use the corrected board rather than shipping defective ones, which is exactly what you'd expect from them! So if you preordered a base kit without the haptic trackpad or just the mainboard, your order actually ships ON TIME — only the units with that spec are delayed. It's annoying news for anyone waiting on this thing to replace their aged machine but at least it's an honest hardware fix and not some sneaky software patch they tried to push through later!
Source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/948044/framework-laptop-13-pro-delay-shipment-july-august