The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechGadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsStreamingCloseStreamingPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All StreamingThe most exciting laptop I’ve seen in foreverPlus, in this week’s Installer: A new Stranger Things thing, a new email app, a smart lamp, and much more.Plus, in this week’s Installer: A new Stranger Things thing, a new email app, a smart lamp, and much more.by David PierceCloseDavid PierceEditor-at-LargePosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by David PierceApr 25, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCLinkShareGiftIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Image: David Pierce / The VergeDavid PierceCloseDavid PiercePosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about NASA seamstresses and friction and Muskism and scooters, highlighting the heck out of Jeff VanderMeer’s terrific new short story, listening to the Dissect podcast’s new season about Daft Punk, giving Firefox another run as my go-to browser, having my mind blown by amazing music video directors, and nodding along to John Oliver on prediction markets. I’ve also been dealing with sick kids and a bunch of emergency electrical work so my house doesn’t burn down. Fun times! Also the reason we’re gonna do Ruthless Self-Promotion Week next week — still going through all your emails, thanks again to everyone who wrote in!I also have for you some very exciting new PC gear, the must-see movie of the Spring, a couple of genuinely useful new AI apps, a high-tech postcard, and much more. Let’s do it.(As always, the best part of Installer is your ideas and tips. What are you reading / watching / playing / listening to / dipping in hummus this week? Tell me everything: installer@theverge.com. And if you know someone else who might enjoy Installer, forward it to them and tell them to subscribe here.)The DropThe Framework Laptop 13 Pro. I love Framework’s whole thesis that computers should be more upgradeable and repairable. For the first time, it seems to have also made a laptop that is just really, really nice. If this thing lives up to its spec sheet, and our first impressions, it’s going to be a big winner for Linux and Windows users.The Framework Laptop Sleeve. I love a good laptop carrier, and this one — especially the silver model, which isn’t duct tape but looks just like duct tape — is an awesome one. It’s obviously designed for Framework gear, but should fit lots of other laptops too.Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85. I feel obligated to tell you about this new animated Netflix show — because, you know, Stranger Things — even though by all accounts it’s really not very good. If you watch it anyway because you…

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