Linux on the Framework Laptop

#1

Post by throwawaysea » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 3:20 PM UTC

Linux on the Framework Laptop
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Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

#2

Post by ducktective » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:27 PM UTC

I hope they succeed in this business model. In this day and age that companies and government want more and more control over our machines, we should prefer these transparent products even if it performs slightly worse than state-of-the-art.

If you're wondering about NixOS experience on Framework laptop, there is this blog post I've recently read: https://grahamc.com/blog/nixos-on-framework

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

#3

Post by lyptt » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:33 PM UTC

Hopefully they ship outside of the US at some point.

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

#4

Post by cf100clunk » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:34 PM UTC

ducktective wrote: post #2

I hope they succeed in this business model. In this day and age that companies and government want more and more control over our machines, we should prefer these transparent products even if it performs slightly worse than state-of-the-art. If you're wondering about NixOS experience on Framework laptop, there is this blog post I've recently read: https://grahamc.com/blog/nixos-on-framework

There is a need for this, but is there a large enough market? I will look seriously at this product for my next laptop. It seems to follow a similar philosophy in the notebook market as Purism's does in the mini-PC, rack server, and mobile phone markets.

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

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Post by Jaruzel » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:34 PM UTC

I've just run the numbers on a framework laptop with 64Gb RAM, i5, and 4TB Nvme = ~$2,100. That's an impressive price.

Edit: Impressive as in it's low compared to equally specced big-name laptops.

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

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Post by rmbyrro » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC

lyptt wrote: post #3

Hopefully they ship outside of the US at some point.

Why not use a mail forwarder service in the US and ship anywhere instead of waiting?

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

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Post by rmbyrro » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:37 PM UTC

Jaruzel wrote: post #5

I've just run the numbers on a framework laptop with 64Gb RAM, i5, and 4TB Nvme = ~$2,100. That's an impressive price. Edit: Impressive as in it's low compared to equally specced big-name laptops.

Impressive price can mean two opposite things

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

#8

Post by cf100clunk » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

They're hiring. https://jobs.lever.co/framework

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

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Post by kashura » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

Jaruzel wrote: post #5

I've just run the numbers on a framework laptop with 64Gb RAM, i5, and 4TB Nvme = ~$2,100. That's an impressive price. Edit: Impressive as in it's low compared to equally specced big-name laptops.

Is that high or low? And is that when buying parts on your own?

Re: Linux on the Framework Laptop

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Post by turbinerneiter » Wed, Sep 01, 2021, 4:40 PM UTC

rmbyrro wrote: post #6

lyptt wrote: post #3

Hopefully they ship outside of the US at some point.

Why not use a mail forwarder service in the US and ship anywhere instead of waiting?

In Europe, I get 2 years of warranty in stuff that I buy here regularly.

(Not sure how the terms translate, and there are more details, roughly: 1 year is a warranty where the supplier has to prove that the defect is not their fault, second year it is the other way round. In practice, if stuff breaks in the first 2 years that is no obviously the user mishandling the device, you get a free repair.)