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James Bentley

This Panther Lake-led 'semi-modular' laptop is taking a page from Framework's very upgradable book and I'm all for it

Schenker Element 16 semi-modular laptop with an Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chip.

With Framework manning the helm for years now, it seems like more modular laptops are on the way, or at least semi-modular.

Announced at CES 2026 (via Wccftech), Schenker has shown off the first semi-modular laptop based on Intel's Panther Lake. Last year, Intel unveiled a reference semi-modular design in its blog, and this Schenker design is the first to roll out a finished product with it.

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