# Ability to purchase DIY Framework laptop without mainboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 13\ **Created:** [February 14, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/ability-to-purchase-diy-framework-laptop-without-mainboard/27247 "2023-02-14T19:34:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![GhostLegion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/ghostlegion/32/3356_2.png) [@GhostLegion](https://community.frame.work/u/GhostLegion)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/ability-to-purchase-diy-framework-laptop-without-mainboard/27247/6 "2023-02-15T23:20:47Z")
> [@Expanding the Framework refurbished program](http://community.frame.work/t/expanding-the-framework-refurbished-program/27291): > > [Blog Image\_3592 × 2620] In October 2022, we launched the Framework refurbished program in the US and Canada as a sustainable and affordable way to join the Framework community. We received positive feedback from both the [community](https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/y32ug1/closing_the_loop_with_refurbished_framework/) and the [media](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/framework-offers-refurbished-versions-of-its-repairable-laptops/), excited by the opportunity to give a second life to excellent-quality refurbished products. Since then, we’ve been collecting and preparing units, and we are now ready to expand our refurbished program into the EU, as well as scale our product offerin… @O_M Well wasn’t I prescient. Now is your chance OP, buy a refurb NOW before they sell out! EDIT: Well, nevermind, the pricing is lower but not as low as the 11th gen was. It starts at $719. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/ability-to-purchase-diy-framework-laptop-without-mainboard/27247)._