Linux is on the rise! This awesome 12-inch repairable laptop just proves it

It’s no surprise that Framework customers are fond of Linux – the company builds its entire existence on disassemblable and repairable laptops, values that resonate deeply with this community. Nevertheless, the numbers the manufacturer published for the new Framework Laptop 12 are still surprising: the version with Fedora is selling at a ratio higher than ten to one compared to the Windows version.

An offering born from observation

Framework didn’t arrive at pre-installed Fedora by chance. When introducing the laptop, the company revealed that most owners of the previous model were running Linux on it anyway – so offering a ready-made variant made sense. That the community would appreciate it was expected; that the ratio would be so overwhelming, not so much. However, there’s one caveat: these are numbers from the manufacturer itself and concern a very specific group of customers. Framework, despite declaring that the “year of the Linux desktop” has arrived, that joke has been repeated in the community for about two decades.

The Fedora version is outselling the Windows version by >10:1. It’s the year of the Linux desktop. https://t.co/Jw4JDm6QIJ

— Framework (@FrameworkPuter) August 19, 2026

But the move away from Windows isn’t just a bubble

Despite the exaggeration, a real trend is hidden beneath. Interest in switching from Windows to Linux has been growing long-term, and now even gamers, for whom gaming on Linux used to be a struggle, are joining in. This is mainly thanks to Valve with its SteamOS system, which showed that it’s possible without compromises. Framework beautifully illustrates this shift.

How much it costs and what you get for the money

The new product is a convertible twelve-inch machine with a 12.2-inch touchscreen display, Intel Wildcat Lake Core 3 series processors, and now also a fingerprint reader. The motherboard itself with the Core 3 304 chip costs 299 dollars, while a fully assembled laptop with 8 GB of memory and a 512 GB drive starts at 699 dollars. True to its philosophy, Framework allows you to bring your own memory and SSD to save money. Deliveries are expected to begin in October.

Have you ever considered switching from Windows to Linux, or are applications deterring you?

Source: Notebookcheck, Framework on X