Leading laptop ODM Compal has won another iF Design Award 2025 for a quirky concept product. The Compal Adapt X is described as a modular laptop, and it is immediately quite clear it takes a leaf out of the Framework laptop playbook. It is also something of a hybrid / convertible, with the components being usable slotted together, or independently. Compal says this concept design is appealing to customers because it offers multiple usage modes, reduced upgrade frequency, and should cut down on e-waste. Of course, Compal's customers are laptop OEMs, so it is up to them whether this design ever hits the retail space.
The above main image shows the Compal Adapt X broken down as far as consumers will take it, we suppose. Sadly, the accompanying text is not very detailed. To the left you can see the 14-inch model's screen, to the right is a 16-inch screen, with a keyboard deck in front of it and a modular dock to the right. Compal's idea seems to be that the product is sold with both screen sizes, and the user decides which they need for the day, perhaps.
