The new Framework Laptop 13 Pro boasts unparalleled battery endurance, rivaling Apple’s MacBook Pro, while emphasising repairability and upgradeability in a move that disrupts the premium laptop market.
Framework’s latest 13 Pro laptop is shaping up as one of the strongest battery-life performers in the Windows camp, and recent testing suggests it can now challenge Apple’s MacBook Pro on endurance as well as on price and repairability. According to Notebookcheck, the machine delivers a notable step up from the earlier Framework Laptop 13, with a more rigid chassis and far better stamina, while PCMag’s standardised battery test put it ahead of the Apple MacBook Pro 14.
The headline result is the battery life itself. Notebookcheck said its own WLAN test produced 19 hours for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro, compared with just eight hours for the older Ryzen AI 9 HX 370-based Framework Laptop 13. PCMag went further, measuring 27.5 hours in a local 720p video playback test at 50 per cent brightness and full volume. In that same test, the 2025 MacBook Pro 14 with M5 reached a little over 24 hours, while Dell’s XPS 14 managed about 21 hours.
That level of endurance appears to come from a combination of a larger 74.5Wh battery, Intel’s efficient Core Ultra X7 358H from the Panther Lake family and LPCAMM memory, according to Notebookcheck. Other reviews also point to the battery as one of the laptop’s defining strengths. Tom’s Hardware reported 15 hours and 55 minutes in mixed-use testing, while TechRadar said the machine exceeded 20 hours of 4K Netflix streaming and positioned it as a Linux-oriented alternative to the MacBook Pro. NanoReview likewise lists the bigger 74Wh battery as a key part of the design.
Framework’s modular approach remains central to the pitch. The company says existing Framework Laptop 13 owners can upgrade to the new Panther Lake mainboard used in the 13 Pro, and can also fit the larger battery, although they must buy the new keyboard assembly to make room for it. The configured model with an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 processor, 16GB of LPCAMM2 memory and 512GB of storage starts at €2,369, placing it firmly in premium territory even as it tries to distinguish itself through repairability, upgradeability and unusually strong battery life.
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