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And if you scroll down you can see the glowing review that they got from Linus Tech Tips.... Who owns a stake in their company...Yiiiikes.
I can't wait for them to announce an arm-based cpu board, it's only a matter of time(I keep telling myself)
ARM is great in theory, but I don't see any SoC on the horizon that I would really crave. This includes Apple, as I am either stuck with OSX or (at best) have most of the interesting bits of the SoC nonfunctional in linux or Windows.
Every time Framework is brought up, there's a chorus of people saying they won't buy until they release an AMD edition, and as one of them this is great to see. Edit: Also the input deck and the ability to attach an egpu as well as upgrade to a newer egpu in the future are huge. This is a fantastic leap forward for Framework.
I’m one of the chorus. I actually preordered a TOTL Asus Zephyrus Duo about a month ago, and it came in last week. It’s been a dream so far — 16 real cores of AMD 7945HX, laptop 4090, hybrid graphics, two real screens! Main display is a quite color-accurate 16:10 miniled with 240hz freesync, lower display is a high-PPI IPS touch panel, dual raid-able M2 slots (I put in dual WD SN850Xs in raid0 and that’s showing ~14.…
For folks who'd rather read than watch, Tom's Hardware has a summary: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/framework-laptop-13-16-amd... tl;dr: A 16" laptop with modular dedicated graphics (PCIe x8 either v4 or v5 with fans on the module), expansion bay cards (dual m.s SSDs), a new 'input system' with multiple keyboards in multiple languages and optional RGB lighting as well as support for numpads and secondary displays…
While I'm glad they are actually making a product for their actual niche... Personally, looking at the 16...it's just a 'You were supposed to be the chosen one.' gif. Damn near everything is proprietary, even if they were to open source it, they have basically created their own new standards for everything from the GPU to the new RGB modules that seem like insane distractions. Also those trackpad spacers are a soluti…
Reminded me of https://xkcd.com/927/
Seems to be down or slow. Do we have an option to add a keyboard with a Trackpoint?
I would probably switch after decades of thinkpads (and one Mac I just didn't like) if they offered a model with AMD chip, a good keyboard, Trackpoint, and OLED display.
Quick summary for those couldn't watch the livestream/load the website. - New Framework laptops are available using Intel 13th Gen and AMD 7040 series. - New 61Wh battery, new matte display option & a Cooler Master mainboard case for $39. - New 16 inch Framework laptop. Allows you to have a number pad or not, up to you and customizable. If I understood the livestream correctly, there are upgradable dedicated GPUs tha…
The customization goes further than just yes/no to the number pad. Looks like a whole "Input Module system" that could open up opportunities for different keyboard designs (DVORAK, various locales, maybe different switches?). I love this idea, excited to see what folks do with it. Makes me think of Apple's Touchbar nonsense -- why force a number pad, or a second touchscreen on folks who don't want one? Such a good it…
If this is anything to go off of, then it seems like they are going to support embedding full QMK enabled input devices. Extremely exciting!
And if you scroll down you can see the glowing review that they got from Linus Tech Tips.... Who owns a stake in their company...Yiiiikes.
So this is a very uncharitable take. There's plenty of things to cringe or criticize LTT for- but this just isn't it
For folks who'd rather read than watch, Tom's Hardware has a summary: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/framework-laptop-13-16-amd... tl;dr: A 16" laptop with modular dedicated graphics (PCIe x8 either v4 or v5 with fans on the module), expansion bay cards (dual m.s SSDs), a new 'input system' with multiple keyboards in multiple languages and optional RGB lighting as well as support for numpads and secondary displays…
While I'm glad they are actually making a product for their actual niche... Personally, looking at the 16...it's just a 'You were supposed to be the chosen one.' gif. Damn near everything is proprietary, even if they were to open source it, they have basically created their own new standards for everything from the GPU to the new RGB modules that seem like insane distractions. Also those trackpad spacers are a soluti…
If we’re going from 2 open standards to 3 that seems unnecessary. If we’re going from 0 open standards to 1 that seems like a huge step forward.