Framework Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways 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…