The key difference between a desktop computer and a laptop computer is compactness; where a desktop has room for expandable cards and new hardware features, a laptop's hardware must fit into an ...

Usually, when you plug some RAM and a charger into a board, then press the power button, your board should boot up and eventually show the BIOS on the screen. However, there will be some caveats – ...

What do you do when your laptop screen breaks or the keyboard gives out? After some troubleshooting, you probably toss out the machine and upgrade. But what if some of your laptop’s components could ...

The Framework Laptop is a thin and light notebook with a 13.5 inch display and an Intel Tiger Lake processor. But what really makes the notebook stand out is its modular design and emphasis on ...

Last summer, we reviewed a fully modular laptop with swappable ports and replaceable parts, the Framework Laptop. It created a lot of buzz in the lead-up to its release. The reason: This system is ...

We were fans of Framework’s modular, upgradeable laptop when it was released last year, thanks to its nice design and user-replaceable RAM, SSD, and ports. Today the Framework folks are making it ...

One of the major drawbacks of laptops compared to desktop PCs is how hard they are to upgrade. In most cases, key components like the CPU and GPU are soldered directly to the motherboard, which means ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. On Tuesday, Dell announced a new design concept for a laptop that’s long lived, easy to take apart ...

In a dimly lit, cluttered workshop in Delhi’s Nehru Place, the air hums with the sound of whirring drills and the crackle of soldering irons. Sushil Prasad, a 35-year-old technician, wipes the sweat ...