Framework's new Linux laptop is selling faster than its Windows one

Post by pjmlp » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC

notepad0x90 wrote: post #30

pjmlp wrote: post #11

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I have zero reasons to recomend paying 800 euros for a mobile SOC with 8 GB, and the Apple experience is pretty much hit and miss, it certainly isn't worthwhile the extra cost when one needs to top it up with Apple Care, and get lemons like buterfly keyboard, Tahoe and many other issues that get had waved because "It is Apple!". Then you get the nerds that get Apple because "I know this, it is UNIX!", when in reality…

mass market consumers don't even know what "SOC" is, and would pretty much disagree with the rest of your sentiment. I think I was clear on the context being for them, not tech enthusiasts like yourself.

Post by pjmlp » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC

commandersaki wrote: post #33

pjmlp wrote: post #32

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They will disagree when they find their phone powered experience to be sluggish, after a couple of Electron garbage powered apps are running, which they also don't care are making use of.

Mate, it'd smoke the FW12 especially when it comes to energy efficiency and heat. Also FW12 has a fan.

Post by chancitag » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

dtj1123 wrote: post #17

Anyone know if the new pro laptop has intel ME disabled?

Post by longitudinal93 » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

subscribed wrote: post #37

notepad0x90 wrote: post #4

Is framework aiming for mass market breakthrough? if so, I hope they're planning on the macbook neo. I have no reason to recommend it outside of tech-enthusiast circles over a macbook now, thanks to the neo. But I really don't think they want mass market, it wouldn't be a win for anyone. By design, it's a "repairable" computer, so people who want to repair their own laptop are the main customers. You can't repair mac…

I like the form factor, screen quality (even though I prefer 16:10), the fact it works, the ports, but I'm lowkey pissed with the atrocious battery life - my new 13" AMD dies after 36h in sleep mode, unplugged and put to sleep at 90% All the firmware updates are installed, there's nothing concerning in the logs. Weak and laughable. Not even a few years old xps13s with hundreds cycles are this bad. For office work, fi…

Post by notepad0x90 » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #32

notepad0x90 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

mass market consumers don't even know what "SOC" is, and would pretty much disagree with the rest of your sentiment. I think I was clear on the context being for them, not tech enthusiasts like yourself.

They will disagree when they find their phone powered experience to be sluggish, after a couple of Electron garbage powered apps are running, which they also don't care are making use of.