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Framework's new Laptop 13 Pro is a new product with a redesigned chassis.

It features premium elements like a haptic touchpad, an improved battery, and is pre-loaded with Ubuntu.

It's fully modular and backward-compatible, starting at $1,199 for the DIY version.

Framework , makers of modular, repairable laptops, just announced an all-new product: the Framework Laptop 13 Pro , a thin-and-light modular laptop with a redesigned chassis, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, significantly improved battery life, and premium touches like a haptic touchpad.

Dubbed the "MacBook Pro for Linux users" by Framework CEO Nirav Patel, the Laptop 13 Pro comes pre-loaded with Windows or Ubuntu and breaks from the DIY aesthetic of Framework's other laptops with a sleek, extruded aluminum build.

Also: Not enough people are talking about this Windows laptop beast that I assembled in just minutes

I got my first glimpse of the Laptop 13…