Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
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Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#2I just got this device on Monday, been waiting for over half a year for it.
I love it, but also wow, so many random things I have had to do the past few days.
I think this provides a good prospective compared to all the mainstream posts about it that aren't going in depth on linux and the usability on there at this current time.
Overall, I love this device!
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#3I just got this device on Monday, been waiting for over half a year for it. I love it, but also wow, so many random things I have had to do the past few days. I think this provides a good prospective compared to all the mainstream posts about it that aren't going in depth on linux and the usability on there at this current time. Overall, I love this device!
The testing for Linux will require a few more weeks of delay due to a BIOS issue.
"AMD Ryzen Powered Framework Laptop Linux Testing Held Up By BIOS Issue"
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#4A litany of problems, but the owner likes it anyway. Gadget therapy for the post-modern human.
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#5If you only can buy this or a M2 MBP, which one would you get?
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#6This all sounds exactly like what I imagined owning a Framework running Linux would be like.
I’m sure y’all are having a ball editing all of your configs and doing firmware updates in Windows, but I’ll stick to my non-repairable MacBook and keep Linux on my servers.
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#7This all sounds exactly like what I imagined owning a Framework running Linux would be like. I’m sure y’all are having a ball editing all of your configs and doing firmware updates in Windows, but I’ll stick to my non-repairable MacBook and keep Linux on my servers.
Running Linux on any bleeding edge device is like this. People find issues, fix issues, and then at some point, if the hardware is popular enough, it becomes plug and play.
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#8I’m looking forward to solutions with Linux that are vertically integrated. I know System76 is moving in this direction, but Apple will remain the king in this area in the near future.
Without vertical integration it’s a mess, no party wants to control the end to end experience and take responsibility.
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#9Linux overall trackpad support is WAY better now than 5 years ago, but gnome/kde/drivers have room to grow to be as good as Apple. Framework is getting close though to my ideal laptop. The Dell XPS line is also a good linux choice too.
Re: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
#10I've had my Framework 12 over a year now, so maybe I can give some perspective. I had a lot of similar issues (mostly with wifi) running Fedora when I first got it. I also felt like I wasted a lot of time getting it set up and fixing little bugs here and there.
But I'm happy to say that after the first two weeks or so, it's been rock solid. The issues I had with wifi were patched pretty quickly, and everything else pretty much just works with the default configuration. The only thing is the battery life is still bad, partly because I have way too much RAM...